2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks has 73.6% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Fairbanks has 26.2% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 30.1% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
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 Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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