2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Portsmouth, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 6.5% less rainy days than Portsmouth.
- Richmond has 3.2% less Sunny Days than Portsmouth.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 1.4% worse than Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2102443
Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 4 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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