2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder has 59.1% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Boulder has 16.7% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Boulder scores 2.7% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VABoulder, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53282443
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 Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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