Richmond VA Average Temperatures by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Richmond, Virginia during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Richmond, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in the city, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Richmond, 2010 to 2019
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
47	28	January	8	-2
52	31	February	11	0
60	38	March	15	3
72	48	April	22	9
80	59	May	27	15
87	66	June	31	19
91	71	July	33	22
88	69	August	31	20
83	64	September	28	18
72	51	October	22	11
60	38	November	15	3
53	34	December	12	1
70	50	Year	21	10

30-year temperature averages for Richmond, 1991 to 2020
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
48	29	January	9	-2
52	30	February	11	-1
60	37	March	15	3
70	46	April	21	8
78	56	May	25	13
86	65	June	30	18
90	69	July	32	21
88	68	August	31	20
81	61	September	27	16
71	49	October	22	9
60	39	November	16	4
52	32	December	11	0
70	48	Year	21	9

Days of Hot Weather in Richmond

Summers in Richmond are consistently hot with most days in the 80s Fahrenheit and many in the 90s.

But the thermometer usually stops climbing before it hits 100 °F (38 °C). The city averages just two days a year when the high reaches 100 degrees or more. A 100-degree day most commonly shows up in July, but can also happen in June or August.

Days per month in Richmond of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
	70 °F 21 °C	80 °F 27 °C	90 °F 32 °C
January	1	0	0
February	2	0	0
March	7	2	0
April	17	7	1
May	25	15	3
June	29	25	9
July	31	30	17
August	31	29	12
September	29	19	4
October	18	6	0
November	6	0	0
December	2	0	0
Year	198	131	45

How Often Richmond Has Cold Temperatures

Richmond averages 12 days a year when the nighttime low drops to 20 °F or less. Typically one of those winter nights goes as low as 10 °F (-12 °C). The most bitterly cold nights usually arrive in January.

Yet no matter how cold it gets at night, the daytime highs usually top 32 °F. Typically just five days a year have temperatures that don't go above freezing.

Days per month on average in Richmond when the minimum temperature drops to 20, 32, or 40 °F or below
	20 °F -8 °C	32 °F 0 °C	40 °F 4 °C
January	6	20	27
February	3	17	24
March	1	10	20
April	0	1	7
May	0	0	0
June	0	0	0
July	0	0	0
August	0	0	0
September	0	0	0
October	0	0	6
November	0	8	18
December	2	17	25
Year	12	74	128

Richmond Temperatures: Averages by Month

Days of Hot Weather in Richmond

How Often Richmond Has Cold Temperatures

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