2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse has 7.7% less rainy days than Richmond.
- Syracuse has 22.4% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Syracuse scores 13.7% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3972443
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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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