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Richmond climate
Typical historical weather for Richmond, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
Data last updated: 31 December 2025
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Annual average
12.2°C
across all months
Warmest month
28.6°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
-4.8°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
1146mm
total per year
Richmond is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 33.4°C across the year. About 31% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (March is typically wettest, September driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3°C · record 8.2°C–18.3°C | -4.8°C · record -26.5°C–-9.5°C | 88mm | 10 | 76% | 4.1 m/s | 72% | 2 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 6.1°C · record 15.6°C–23.5°C | -2.8°C · record -17.1°C–-11.2°C | 94mm | 11 | 72% | 4.1 m/s | 68% | 2.9 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 11.5°C · record 13.7°C–25°C | 1.7°C · record -14.3°C–-4.8°C | 123mm | 13 | 65% | 4.2 m/s | 65% | 3.9 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 16.7°C · record 24.8°C–28.3°C | 6.4°C · record -5.4°C–-0.3°C | 113mm | 13 | 64% | 4.1 m/s | 65% | 5.1 kWh/m² |
| May | 22.3°C · record 28.7°C–32.5°C | 12.7°C · record -1.3°C–7.9°C | 120mm | 14 | 69% | 3.5 m/s | 65% | 5.6 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 27.2°C · record 31.7°C–33.5°C | 17.6°C · record 5.8°C–12.8°C | 109mm | 12 | 68% | 3.1 m/s | 56% | 6.4 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 28.6°C · record 30.7°C–33.5°C | 19.8°C · record 11.7°C–17.4°C | 102mm | 13 | 73% | 2.6 m/s | 55% | 6.2 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 27.7°C · record 30.9°C–34.4°C | 18.3°C · record 8.5°C–13.9°C | 83mm | 11 | 73% | 2.6 m/s | 53% | 5.6 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 25.9°C · record 30.2°C–34°C | 15°C · record 5°C–11.3°C | 76mm | 7 | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 46% | 4.7 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 19.1°C · record 24.5°C–32.8°C | 8.6°C · record -4.9°C–2.8°C | 77mm | 10 | 70% | 3.6 m/s | 51% | 3.4 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 10.8°C · record 14.7°C–25.7°C | 1.8°C · record -15.8°C–-3.5°C | 79mm | 8 | 70% | 3.9 m/s | 58% | 2.3 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 5.6°C · record 14.6°C–18.4°C | -2°C · record -23.3°C–-6.9°C | 83mm | 11 | 75% | 4 m/s | 70% | 1.7 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.1°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -255.39mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 11.7°C, below the 9-year baseline of 12.4°C by 1.53 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
133.2 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
11.3 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
93.1 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
34.4°C
30 August 2024
2024 was 2.18 SD above the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-26.5°C
2 January 2018
2018 was 1.16 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
96.7mm
8 September 2018
2018 was 1.16 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
10.3m/s
24 February 2019
2019 was 0.8 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Richmond on 8 September 2018.
Nearby cities
Frequently asked questions about Richmond's climate
What is the hottest month in Richmond?
July is typically the warmest month in Richmond, with an average high of 28.6°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -4.8°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Richmond?
Richmond gets about 1146mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 31% of it falling in the three wettest months (March is typically the wettest, September the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Richmond have?
On average, Richmond sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 93.1 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Richmond getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.11°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Richmond?
The hottest day on file is 30 August 2024 at 34.4°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Richmond — 39.750°, -85.000°, ERA5 grid cell center, 12.8 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-19). Historical climate data for Richmond, United States (39.75°N, 85.00°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Richmond, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 19, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Richmond, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 19, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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