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

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- Palmdale has 80.1% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Palmdale has 33.3% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmdale scores 9.6% better than Richmond
 Richmond, VAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26572443
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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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