2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland has 10.4% more rainy days than Richmond.
- Portland has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 11.0% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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