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Birmingham, AL vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 49.2% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Richmond has 23.0% more Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 17.8% better than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALRichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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