Annual mean 21°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
33.3 °C
Coldest
15.1 °C
Wettest
71%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.7 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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The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C. Richmond has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in February, the driest month, to 57% in May, the wettest. Winds in Richmond are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Richmond come in August, when the sky is typically 28% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 61%.
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
16°C
9°C
12°C
54%
50%
3.0 m/s
37
4
60
February
18°C
12°C
16°C
47%
61%
3.2 m/s
51
13
54
March
22°C
15°C
20°C
50%
57%
3.3 m/s
65
24
51
April
25°C
17°C
24°C
51%
54%
3.3 m/s
61
40
35
May
29°C
22°C
30°C
57%
52%
2.9 m/s
27
56
8
June
31°C
24°C
34°C
55%
35%
2.4 m/s
4
30
0
July
32°C
25°C
36°C
55%
28%
2.0 m/s
3
16
0
August
33°C
25°C
36°C
57%
28%
2.0 m/s
2
15
0
September
31°C
23°C
33°C
55%
33%
2.0 m/s
11
37
3
October
27°C
18°C
27°C
55%
35%
2.3 m/s
34
50
21
November
22°C
14°C
20°C
56%
49%
2.4 m/s
54
27
47
December
18°C
11°C
16°C
52%
54%
2.7 m/s
48
12
58
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 16°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 33°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 9°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. 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 17°CLow 11°CRain 51%
Winter in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in springMarch to May
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 53%
Spring in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in summerJune to August
High 32°CLow 25°CRain 56%
Summer in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 55%
Autumn in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 55% 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 February, the driest month, to 57% 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 July, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Richmond year round?
The average temperature in Richmond over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 9°C.