I can speak to Philly as I'm from there. I always say it's quantitatively different, but not qualitatively.

It warms up a couple weeks earlier in the spring in Philly. The temperature is usually a couple degrees warmer.

But you still need to get a good winter coat and boots, and worry about how your car drives in the snow. Most people I know down there have snow blowers. There are winters when my relatives get dumped on and we get next to no snow.

Nobody is moving to Philly or NYC after they retire to get away from the cold and snow.