2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Surprise, AZ

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Highlights
- Surprise has 79.2% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Surprise has 43.3% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Surprise scores 0.0% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VASurprise, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10686
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
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 Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 11 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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