2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Augusta has 1.4% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Augusta has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Augusta scores 11.0% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAAugusta, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1212443
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 5 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 Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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