2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley has 51.9% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Castro Valley has 24.3% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Castro Valley scores 17.8% better than Richmond
 Richmond, VACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1612443
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 Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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