Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind S
Warmest
21.6 °C
Coldest
4.4 °C
Wettest
45%
Windiest
2.7 m/s
Prevailing
S
2.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Richmond runs from October to April, peaking in December with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Richmond are highest in January, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Richmond come in July, when the sky is typically 38% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
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
6°C
4°C
2°C
38%
72%
2.3 m/s
0
0
17
February
6°C
3°C
2°C
34%
68%
2.2 m/s
0
0
18
March
8°C
5°C
5°C
31%
64%
2.1 m/s
1
0
38
April
12°C
7°C
9°C
27%
58%
2.1 m/s
9
0
63
May
15°C
11°C
14°C
18%
54%
1.9 m/s
43
2
83
June
18°C
13°C
17°C
17%
53%
1.9 m/s
64
6
81
July
21°C
16°C
20°C
11%
38%
1.8 m/s
85
18
70
August
21°C
15°C
21°C
12%
43%
1.7 m/s
85
20
67
September
17°C
13°C
17°C
21%
52%
1.7 m/s
68
5
80
October
12°C
9°C
11°C
30%
60%
1.8 m/s
18
0
72
November
8°C
6°C
6°C
38%
69%
2.2 m/s
1
0
38
December
5°C
3°C
2°C
40%
71%
2.2 m/s
0
0
17
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 5°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 21°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. 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 winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 38%
Winter in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 26%
Spring in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 13%
Summer in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 9°CRain 29%
Autumn in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Richmond?
The rainy (wet) season in Richmond runs from October to April, peaking in December with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; July is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Richmond windiest?
Winds in Richmond are highest in January, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Richmond year round?
The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.