2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia has 6.5% more rainy days than Richmond.
- Philadelphia has 1.4% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Philadelphia scores 0.0% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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