Richland, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RICHLAND, WA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Richland has an annual average temperature of 53.6°F with about 7.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 28.4°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.07 in) and August the driest (0.13 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,737
Cooling need
624

Best time to visit Richland

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

41 of 366 (11.2%) of Richland'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.

1940s
83
1950s
81
1960s
51
1970s
53
1980s
28
1990s
10
2000s
15
2010s
11
2020s
34

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 40.6°F 28.8°F 34.7°F 1.04 in 12
February 47.5°F 30.1°F 38.8°F 0.67 in 9
March 57.1°F 35.1°F 46.1°F 0.64 in 8
April 65.1°F 41.0°F 53.0°F 0.62 in 7
May 73.9°F 48.3°F 61.1°F 0.63 in 7
June 80.2°F 54.4°F 67.3°F 0.56 in 5
July 89.3°F 60.0°F 74.7°F 0.23 in 2
August 88.1°F 59.0°F 73.6°F 0.13 in 2
September 78.9°F 51.4°F 65.2°F 0.29 in 3
October 64.3°F 41.7°F 53.0°F 0.54 in 7
November 49.0°F 33.6°F 41.3°F 0.87 in 10
December 39.9°F 28.4°F 34.1°F 1.07 in 12

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