Richmond, OH

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STEUBENVILLE, OH 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 50.9°F with about 43.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and February the driest (2.51 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,595
Cooling need
528

Best time to visit Richmond

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

24 of 366 (6.6%) 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.

1940s
97
1950s
73
1960s
32
1970s
32
1980s
30
1990s
34
2000s
31
2010s
22
2020s
15

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 36.5°F 19.2°F 27.9°F 3.46 in 17
February 40.0°F 20.6°F 30.3°F 2.51 in 12
March 48.9°F 27.1°F 38.0°F 3.24 in 13
April 62.2°F 37.8°F 50.0°F 3.65 in 14
May 71.7°F 48.9°F 60.3°F 4.29 in 14
June 79.4°F 57.9°F 68.6°F 4.90 in 12
July 82.9°F 62.5°F 72.7°F 4.02 in 11
August 81.9°F 60.8°F 71.3°F 3.54 in 10
September 75.5°F 54.1°F 64.8°F 3.81 in 10
October 63.5°F 42.0°F 52.7°F 3.42 in 11
November 51.0°F 31.9°F 41.5°F 3.17 in 12
December 41.0°F 25.0°F 33.0°F 3.15 in 14

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