Richmond climate — normals and trends
Richmond (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,022 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Richmond averages 105 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Richmond has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 117 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 25 June 1988) and the coldest -30.6 °C (on 19 January 1994).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 39.83°, -84.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,022mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.5 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest day
-30.6 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
108 mm
20 July 1988
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
26 January 1978
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
11 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-38.5 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
13 February 2007
Sunniest day
14.7 h
11 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.1 °C | -2.6 °C | 39 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 4.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 93 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 92 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 146 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 90 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 178 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 102 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 49 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 57 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 62 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 62 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Richmond?
Richmond has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,022 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Richmond?
The hottest day measured in Richmond between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Richmond?
The coldest day measured in Richmond between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -30.6 °C.
Does it snow in Richmond?
Yes. Richmond gets on average 55.1 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Richmond warmed?
Yes: Richmond warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Richmond?
The wettest day measured in Richmond between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1988, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Richmond?
The windiest day measured in Richmond between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1978, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Richmond?
The warmest month in Richmond is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Richmond?
Richmond receives on average 1,022 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Richmond?
Richmond gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Richmond?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Richmond between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2007, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Richmond?
Yes: Richmond has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Richmond?
In Richmond, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -38.5 °C on 20 January 1985.
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