2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Raleigh, NC vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda has 52.2% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Alameda has 21.6% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alameda scores 16.0% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCAlameda, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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