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

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Highlights
- Utica has 6.8% more rainy days than Richmond.
- Utica has 23.8% less Sunny Days than Richmond.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Utica scores 15.1% worse than Richmond
 Richmond, VAUtica, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4562443
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 Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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