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San Rafael, CA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 30.3% less rainy days than San Rafael.
- Richmond has 2.3% more Sunny Days than San Rafael.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 1.2% better than San Rafael
 San Rafael, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny256  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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