2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs New Bedford, MA

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Highlights
- New Bedford has 14.2% more rainy days than Richmond.
- New Bedford has 2.4% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Bedford scores 4.1% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VANew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
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 New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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