2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 18.8% more rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Richmond has 32.9% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 9.0% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2102443
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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