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Des Moines, WA vs Richland, WA

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- Richland has 79.2% less rainy days than Des Moines.
- Richland has 28.9% more Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richland scores 1.4% better than Des Moines
 Des Moines, WARichland, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock83106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3842443
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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

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After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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