2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Raleigh, NC vs Ferndale, WA

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Highlights
- Ferndale has 18.6% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Ferndale has 25.4% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ferndale scores 4.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCFerndale, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock160106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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