2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Carefree, AZ vs Richmond, VA

Highlights

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Richmond. Carefree averages 290 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richmond, Virginia gets 44.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. Carefree, Arizona gets 13.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Richmond averages 11 inches of snow per year. Carefree averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Richmond, Virginia
Summer High: the July high is around 89.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27.6
Rain: averages 44.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Carefree, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 102.3 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42.6
Rain: averages 13.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Richmond is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carefree is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

Today's Weather - Carefree, AZ

77°F

Today's Weather - Richmond, VA

54°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Carefree / Richmond

July is the hottest month for Carefree with an average high temperature of 102.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Carefree, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carefree are April, November and March.

July is the hottest month for Richmond with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In Richmond, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Richmond are May, September and October.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carefree with an average of 42.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Richmond with an average of 27.6°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Carefree, there are 144.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Richmond, there are 41.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.

In Carefree, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

In Richmond, there are 81.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Carefree, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In Richmond, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

January is the wettest month in Carefree with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.3 inches in Carefree means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.


August is the wettest month in Richmond with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Richmond means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

August is the rainiest month in Carefree with 5.4 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.6 rainy days. There are 40.0 rainy days annually in Carefree, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

July is the rainiest month in Richmond with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.0 rainy days annually in Richmond, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Carefree means that it is less snowy than most places in Arizona.

An annual snowfall of 11.0 inches in Richmond means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia.

December is the snowiest month in Carefree with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Richmond with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.