2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Richmond, VA vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Tuscaloosa has 19.4% more rainy days than Richmond.
- Tuscaloosa has 1.9% more Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tuscaloosa scores 2.7% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VATuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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