Annual mean 17°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind N
Warmest
28.0 °C
Coldest
13.2 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
4.1 m/s
Prevailing
N
3.3 m/s average
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The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 17°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Richmond has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in September, the driest month, to 24% in March, the wettest. Winds in Richmond are highest in November, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Richmond come in September, when the sky is typically 59% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
Month by month Richmond climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
27°C
20°C
27°C
19%
69%
2.7 m/s
48
49
24
February
26°C
19°C
26°C
19%
68%
2.6 m/s
56
50
28
March
24°C
18°C
24°C
24%
71%
2.4 m/s
64
43
36
April
21°C
13°C
20°C
12%
62%
2.1 m/s
78
17
66
May
17°C
10°C
15°C
11%
62%
2.1 m/s
59
1
81
June
14°C
7°C
11°C
11%
63%
2.2 m/s
28
0
77
July
14°C
7°C
11°C
11%
60%
2.4 m/s
25
0
75
August
15°C
7°C
12°C
11%
60%
2.5 m/s
37
0
79
September
19°C
9°C
15°C
11%
59%
2.7 m/s
59
4
78
October
22°C
14°C
19°C
15%
64%
2.8 m/s
72
18
66
November
24°C
16°C
22°C
14%
65%
2.9 m/s
73
30
53
December
26°C
19°C
25°C
14%
65%
2.8 m/s
58
46
34
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Richmond weather by season
Year round, Richmond has days of about 14°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 27°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Richmond weather in winterJune to August
High 14°CLow 7°CRain 11%
Winter in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in springSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 13%
Spring in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 17%
Summer in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in autumnMarch to May
High 21°CLow 14°CRain 16%
Autumn in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Richmond?
Richmond has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in September, the driest month, to 24% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Richmond windiest?
Winds in Richmond are highest in November, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Richmond year round?
The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 17°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.