2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Raleigh, NC vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse has 10.7% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Syracuse has 23.5% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Syracuse scores 16.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3972443
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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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