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Richmond, CA vs South San Francisco, CA

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- South San Francisco has 23.3% less rainy days than Richmond.
- South San Francisco has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South San Francisco scores 2.3% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, CASouth San Francisco, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
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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Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 18 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 20 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  More

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