Annual mean 14°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind W
Warmest
29.0 °C
Coldest
2.7 °C
Wettest
63%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Richmond has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in October, the driest month, to 62% in May, the wettest. Winds in Richmond are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Richmond come in September, when the sky is typically 28% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
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
4°C
-1°C
-1°C
60%
50%
3.0 m/s
2
0
15
February
8°C
3°C
3°C
59%
45%
3.2 m/s
7
0
31
March
12°C
5°C
8°C
59%
39%
3.3 m/s
19
0
50
April
17°C
9°C
14°C
61%
36%
3.0 m/s
45
6
62
May
22°C
15°C
21°C
62%
39%
2.4 m/s
61
30
49
June
27°C
19°C
27°C
59%
29%
2.1 m/s
49
56
19
July
29°C
21°C
31°C
59%
30%
1.8 m/s
20
64
4
August
28°C
19°C
29°C
55%
31%
1.6 m/s
31
63
8
September
25°C
16°C
26°C
55%
28%
1.7 m/s
52
50
29
October
20°C
10°C
17°C
47%
31%
2.1 m/s
56
16
63
November
12°C
5°C
8°C
59%
32%
2.6 m/s
18
1
50
December
7°C
2°C
3°C
60%
45%
2.9 m/s
4
0
29
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 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around October. 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 6°CLow 1°CRain 60%
Winter in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 10°CRain 60%
Spring in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 20°CRain 58%
Summer in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 19°CLow 10°CRain 54%
Autumn in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 54% 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 47% in October, the driest month, to 62% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Richmond windiest?
Winds in Richmond are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Richmond year round?
The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 14°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.