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Columbus, OH vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 28.7% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Richmond has 47.2% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 21.1% better than Columbus
 Columbus, OHRichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the 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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