2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Raleigh, NC vs Marana, AZ

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Highlights
- Marana has 72.9% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Marana has 32.4% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Marana scores 1.3% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCMarana, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock48106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10186
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock19912443
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 3 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 Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 16 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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