2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Lansing, MI vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston has 68.3% more rainy days than Lansing.
- Ruston has 22.9% more Sunny Days than Lansing.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 6.0% better than Lansing
 Lansing, MIRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny175  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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