2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Raleigh, NC vs Columbus, NC

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Highlights
- Columbus has 21.2% more rainy days than Raleigh.
- Columbus has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbus scores 1.3% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCColumbus, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11062443
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 Columbus    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Columbus has a perfect climate with distinct seasons. It's much cooler in summer than Charleston SC and warmer in winter than Richond VA, Of all the places we've lived,  More

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