Richmond, MO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RICHMOND 3S, MO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Richmond has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 42.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.31 in) and January the driest (1.28 in).
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All-time records →178 of 366 (48.6%) 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.
| 2000s | 55 | |
| 2010s | 223 | |
| 2020s | 88 |
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 | 37.5°F | 14.9°F | 26.2°F | 1.28 in | — | 5 |
| February | 42.4°F | 19.9°F | 31.1°F | 1.64 in | — | 6 |
| March | 53.9°F | 29.9°F | 41.9°F | 2.73 in | — | 8 |
| April | 64.8°F | 39.8°F | 52.3°F | 4.12 in | — | 10 |
| May | 74.4°F | 51.2°F | 62.8°F | 6.31 in | — | 12 |
| June | 83.2°F | 61.3°F | 72.3°F | 5.38 in | — | 10 |
| July | 87.2°F | 66.1°F | 76.7°F | 4.92 in | — | 8 |
| August | 85.7°F | 62.5°F | 74.1°F | 4.18 in | — | 8 |
| September | 78.6°F | 54.4°F | 66.5°F | 4.04 in | — | 8 |
| October | 67.2°F | 41.4°F | 54.3°F | 3.35 in | — | 8 |
| November | 53.1°F | 29.9°F | 41.5°F | 2.41 in | — | 6 |
| December | 41.6°F | 20.6°F | 31.1°F | 1.70 in | — | 6 |
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