2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fairfax, VA vs Kensington, MD

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Highlights
- Kensington has 1.4% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Kensington has 1.0% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Kensington scores 0.0% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAKensington, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2852443
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Kensington    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Not as expensive as Chevy Chase, Bethesda or upper NW, but very clean safe affordable and close in to  More

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Over 15 years ago

too expensive, but great  More

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I have lived in Kensington for the last couple of years. This place is great-virtually no crime, close to DC, shops and parks, excellent schools, metro and commuter  More

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