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I have lived the majority of my life in both of these cities, and am happy to report it is currently nice and toasty in my sunroom right now here in Raleigh. I’ll ask my folks in Atlanta their report when we call them later today...
But I lived in SF bay area for few years and I dont find it much colder here in Raleigh during the winter. For me winter seems similar. On the other side summer is very very humid, which doesnt bother me that much, but its a big issue for some people.
Surely you jest. Raleigh's average mid winter low temperature is in the 20's, San Francisco's is about 46 to 50 degrees, which is about RDU's average high temperature. The lowest recorded temperature in San Francisco EVER is a mere 27 degrees, which is a boring, normal winter night in Raleigh. In fact, Raleigh just got down to 28 degrees on November 11, in the autumn! Last winter, Raleigh had days where it didn't get out of the 20's, which would be apocalyptic in San Francisco. As far as snow, SF's biggest snow is 3.7 inches, whereas RDU had over 20 inches during a January 2000 snowstorm. While 27 is the coldest temperature ever in San Francisco, Raleigh has been down to 9 below.
Lived in both places with last 15 years in ATL. Can’t remember but one ot two ice storms here but quite a few in Raleigh area. But on the whole there isn’t but a 2-4 degree difference with Raleigh being just a bit colder. You may get a better deal on housing here than in the triangle area.
Surely you jest. Raleigh's average mid winter low temperature is in the 20's, San Francisco's is about 46 to 50 degrees, which is about RDU's average high temperature. The lowest recorded temperature in San Francisco EVER is a mere 27 degrees, which is a boring, normal winter night in Raleigh. In fact, Raleigh just got down to 28 degrees on November 11, in the autumn! Last winter, Raleigh had days where it didn't get out of the 20's, which would be apocalyptic in San Francisco. As far as snow, SF's biggest snow is 3.7 inches, whereas RDU had over 20 inches during a January 2000 snowstorm. While 27 is the coldest temperature ever in San Francisco, Raleigh has been down to 9 below.
Not sure where you are getting that Raleigh's average mid winter low temps are in the 20s. The lowest average in Raleigh is in January and that's 32 degrees. The lowest month's average HIGH temperature is 51 in January (again).
Lived in both places with last 15 years in ATL. Can’t remember but one ot two ice storms here but quite a few in Raleigh area. But on the whole there isn’t but a 2-4 degree difference with Raleigh being just a bit colder. You may get a better deal on housing here than in the triangle area.
Doesn’t help that the the period you lived in raleigh was nationwide a colder one than this period. Your close though, Atlanta is about 2 degrees warmer in winter and identical spring/fall with raleigh being slightly hotter in the summer thanks to lower elevation.
I've lived in both as well (actually Durham, rather than Raleigh). I really like the climate of both, as the summers are a little milder than lower elevation parts of the Southeast, yet the winters are still fairly warm. While snow/ice can certainly vary in both places from winter to winter, the Raleigh-Durham area is more prone to significant snow and ice because of the track of low pressure systems across the southeastern US and out into the Atlantic Ocean. Both places can experience the wedge during the winter, when cold air flows down the east side of the Appalachians and pools along the Piedmont, but this happens more frequently in Raleigh than Atlanta. This makes cloudy, dreary, drizzly (or sometimes icy) days more likely. I felt like Raleigh-Durham had more of a real fall than we get down here farther south and also a more pronounced spring.
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