2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Fairfax, VA vs Sacramento, CA

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- Sacramento has 53.7% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Sacramento has 35.9% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sacramento scores 12.3% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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