2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Athens, OH

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Highlights
- Athens has 11.3% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Athens has 19.0% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Athens scores 1.4% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAAthens, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
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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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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