2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad has 72.9% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Carlsbad has 25.2% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 23.3% better than Richmond
 Richmond, VACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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 Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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