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Olympia, WA vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 46.3% less rainy days than Olympia.
- Richmond has 92.6% more Sunny Days than Olympia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 21.1% better than Olympia
 Olympia, WARichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny136  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun 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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