2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Sammamish, WA

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Highlights
- Sammamish has 19.0% more rainy days than Richmond.
- Sammamish has 26.2% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sammamish scores 2.7% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VASammamish, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock592443
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 Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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