Richmond, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RICHMOND INTL AP, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Richmond has an annual average temperature of 58.9°F with about 45.5 inches of precipitation per year and 8.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and February the driest (2.61 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Richmond
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All-time records →42 of 366 (11.5%) 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.
| 1930s | 7 | |
| 1940s | 38 | |
| 1950s | 60 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 52 | |
| 1980s | 46 | |
| 1990s | 37 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 44 | |
| 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 | 47.8°F | 28.8°F | 38.3°F | 3.23 in | 3.7 in | 10 |
| February | 51.6°F | 30.4°F | 41.0°F | 2.61 in | 2.2 in | 9 |
| March | 59.6°F | 37.2°F | 48.4°F | 4.00 in | 1.1 in | 11 |
| April | 70.4°F | 46.4°F | 58.4°F | 3.18 in | — | 11 |
| May | 77.8°F | 55.7°F | 66.7°F | 4.00 in | — | 11 |
| June | 85.6°F | 64.5°F | 75.0°F | 4.64 in | — | 11 |
| July | 89.5°F | 69.2°F | 79.4°F | 4.37 in | — | 11 |
| August | 87.5°F | 67.6°F | 77.5°F | 4.90 in | — | 9 |
| September | 81.2°F | 61.1°F | 71.2°F | 4.61 in | — | 9 |
| October | 70.9°F | 49.0°F | 60.0°F | 3.39 in | — | 8 |
| November | 60.4°F | 38.8°F | 49.6°F | 3.06 in | — | 8 |
| December | 51.5°F | 32.1°F | 41.8°F | 3.51 in | 1.8 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Richmond
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