Richmond, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GARNETT 1 E, KS US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,689
Cooling need
1,155

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Climate change signal

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

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