Richmond, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GARNETT 1 E, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Richmond has an annual average temperature of 55.2°F with about 40.6 inches of precipitation per year and 12.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.49 in) and January the driest (1.24 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Richmond
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All-time records →29 of 366 (7.9%) of Richmond'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.
| 1900s | 25 | |
| 1910s | 45 | |
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 11 | |
| 1950s | 89 | |
| 1960s | 39 | |
| 1970s | 23 | |
| 1980s | 36 | |
| 1990s | 24 | |
| 2000s | 32 | |
| 2010s | 22 | |
| 2020s | 20 |
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 | 40.5°F | 19.7°F | 30.1°F | 1.24 in | 4.8 in | 5 |
| February | 45.8°F | 23.1°F | 34.5°F | 1.83 in | 2.5 in | 5 |
| March | 56.4°F | 32.9°F | 44.6°F | 2.39 in | 1.4 in | 7 |
| April | 65.9°F | 42.8°F | 54.4°F | 4.20 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| May | 74.8°F | 54.4°F | 64.6°F | 5.49 in | — | 11 |
| June | 84.3°F | 63.8°F | 74.1°F | 5.15 in | — | 9 |
| July | 89.0°F | 68.2°F | 78.6°F | 4.30 in | — | 7 |
| August | 88.0°F | 66.0°F | 77.0°F | 4.34 in | — | 7 |
| September | 80.3°F | 57.4°F | 68.8°F | 4.33 in | — | 7 |
| October | 68.8°F | 45.3°F | 57.1°F | 3.37 in | 0.5 in | 7 |
| November | 55.4°F | 33.5°F | 44.4°F | 2.25 in | 0.4 in | 5 |
| December | 43.8°F | 24.2°F | 34.0°F | 1.74 in | 3.0 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Richmond
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