2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Philadelphia, PA vs Richmond, CA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 40.0% less rainy days than Philadelphia.
- Richmond has 26.6% more Sunny Days than Philadelphia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 17.8% better than Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PARichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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 6 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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