2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Washington, DC vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse has 5.5% less rainy days than Washington.
- Syracuse has 19.7% less Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Syracuse scores 13.7% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3972443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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