Richmond City · Virginia
Richmond, VA weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Richmond Intl Ap, 14.5 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Richmond averages a daily high of 69.6°F and a daily low of 48.1°F across the year, with 43.6 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 89.7°F and January the coldest at 28.3°F.
- Average annual high
- 69.6°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 48.1°FColdest month January
- Precipitation per year
- 43.6 inWettest month August
- Snowfall per year
- 10.3 in73.5 days at or below 32°F
Richmond weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47.4 | 28.3 | 3.04 | 3.9 | 28.3 to 47.4 degrees |
| February | 51.3 | 30.5 | 2.76 | 3.4 | 30.5 to 51.3 degrees |
| March | 60 | 37.1 | 4.04 | 0.6 | 37.1 to 60 degrees |
| April | 70.3 | 46.1 | 3.27 | 0.1 | 46.1 to 70.3 degrees |
| May | 77.9 | 55 | 3.78 | 0 | 55 to 77.9 degrees |
| June | 86.1 | 64.5 | 3.93 | 0 | 64.5 to 86.1 degrees |
| July | 89.7 | 68.9 | 4.51 | 0 | 68.9 to 89.7 degrees |
| August | 87.6 | 67.4 | 4.66 | 0 | 67.4 to 87.6 degrees |
| September | 81.2 | 60.1 | 4.13 | 0 | 60.1 to 81.2 degrees |
| October | 71 | 48.3 | 2.98 | 0 | 48.3 to 71 degrees |
| November | 61.4 | 39.4 | 3.24 | 0.2 | 39.4 to 61.4 degrees |
| December | 50.7 | 31.4 | 3.26 | 2.1 | 31.4 to 50.7 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013740, Richmond Intl Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Richmond climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Richmond Intl Ap, 14.5 km from the centre of Richmond. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Richmond sees about 42 days a year at or above 90°F and about 73.6 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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