2026 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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Highlights
- Butte-Silver Bow has 71.6% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Butte-Silver Bow has 11.4% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Butte-Silver Bow scores 15.1% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
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 Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 6 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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