Richfield, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALBEMARLE, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Richfield has an annual average temperature of 60.3°F with about 48.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.23 in) and February the driest (2.96 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.
Best time to visit Richfield
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →14 of 366 (3.8%) of Richfield's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1910s | 34 | |
| 1920s | 47 | |
| 1930s | 84 | |
| 1940s | 66 | |
| 1950s | 53 | |
| 1960s | 16 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 23 | |
| 1990s | 6 | |
| 2000s | 8 | |
| 2010s | 10 | |
| 2020s | 6 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50.9°F | 30.9°F | 40.9°F | 3.80 in | 0.4 in | 8 |
| February | 54.7°F | 33.3°F | 44.0°F | 2.96 in | — | 7 |
| March | 62.5°F | 40.4°F | 51.5°F | 3.99 in | 0.4 in | 8 |
| April | 71.5°F | 48.3°F | 59.9°F | 3.74 in | — | 7 |
| May | 78.7°F | 57.3°F | 68.0°F | 3.50 in | — | 7 |
| June | 85.5°F | 65.7°F | 75.6°F | 4.74 in | — | 8 |
| July | 88.6°F | 69.2°F | 78.9°F | 5.23 in | — | 8 |
| August | 87.2°F | 68.1°F | 77.7°F | 4.85 in | — | 8 |
| September | 81.3°F | 61.5°F | 71.4°F | 4.62 in | — | 6 |
| October | 72.6°F | 49.6°F | 61.1°F | 3.59 in | — | 6 |
| November | 62.0°F | 39.6°F | 50.8°F | 3.34 in | — | 6 |
| December | 53.8°F | 34.2°F | 44.0°F | 3.92 in | — | 8 |
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