Cicero, NY Climate Specs + Top-Rated Window Installers
Cicero sits in IECC climate zone 5A, which sets the energy-performance bar here no matter who ends up installing your windows. A window license file doesn't cover Cicero on this site, so Google Maps supplies the 8 ranked names you see below. Checked September 2026.
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5AIECC climate zone · ENERGY STAR Northern zone
Cicero's climate zone, in plain terms
Onondaga County's normal precipitation runs about 39.9 inches a year, with 127.8 inches of snow, which is a separate question from energy performance but still shapes which window details matter in Cicero.
Moisture and glass performance are handled by different parts of a window's spec sheet, and a Cicero buyer benefits from checking both instead of assuming one implies the other.
Data: U.S. EPA / DOE, ENERGY STAR, ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Climate Zones by County/ZIP (Windows, Doors, and Skylights) (V7.0); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE Building America), Guide to Determining Climate Zone by County: Building America and IECC 2021 Updates (PNNL-33270) (2021 IECC), from the nearest NOAA station 4.9 mi away.
What FEMA's risk data says about Cicero
FEMA rates Onondaga County's hurricane risk as Relatively Low and its wind risk as Very High.
Neither rating changes a window's energy label, but both are exactly what impact-resistance and design-pressure ratings are built to answer for a Cicero home.
Ask specifically about design pressure and impact rating for Cicero, not just energy performance, if either risk rating comes back on the high side.
- Hurricane
- Relatively Low
- Strong wind
- Very High
- Winter weather
- Very High
Data: FEMA, National Risk Index for Natural Hazards - County-level table, v1.20 (v1.20, December 2025).
Guides to finish before Cicero window bids come in
- How to Read an NFRC Window Label Four numbers on one sticker decide most of a window's real-world performance. Here's what each one means.
- ENERGY STAR Window Criteria by Climate Zone ENERGY STAR splits the country into four zones, each with its own numbers. Here they are, and why the Northern zone works backward from the other three.
- Impact Windows vs. Shutters in Florida's Hurricane Zones Florida gives homeowners two paths to a protected opening. Here's how each one is tested, and where the HVHZ raises the bar further.
Cicero's top-rated window installers, by Google
The order below weighs a Google rating against its review count, the same way this site weighs a U-factor against a brochure claim: on the number, not the name. Treat it as a rating, never as proof of a license, bond or HVHZ approval.
- Universal Windows Direct of SyracuseGoogle reviews
- Patriot Home SolutionsGoogle reviews
- C. Michael Exteriors, Inc.Google reviews
- Stellar RoofingGoogle reviews
- ZerodraftGoogle reviews
- Liverpool Mirror & Glass IncGoogle reviews
- Wonder WindowsGoogle reviews
- Window World of SyracuseGoogle reviews