2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Durham, NC vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 38.1% less rainy days than Durham.
- Richmond has 19.1% more Sunny Days than Durham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 14.7% better than Durham
 Durham, NCRichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny220  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  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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