Annual mean 15°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
30.7 °C
Coldest
6.4 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.5 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 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°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 21% in November, the driest month, to 27% in February, the wettest. Winds in Richmond are highest in March, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Richmond come in November, when the sky is typically 35% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
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
7°C
1°C
2°C
25%
44%
2.7 m/s
5
0
24
February
10°C
3°C
6°C
27%
47%
2.7 m/s
14
0
39
March
13°C
5°C
9°C
23%
43%
3.1 m/s
25
1
55
April
19°C
10°C
16°C
24%
43%
3.1 m/s
50
11
67
May
23°C
15°C
22°C
26%
51%
2.5 m/s
62
33
50
June
28°C
20°C
28°C
24%
42%
2.3 m/s
43
57
17
July
30°C
22°C
32°C
25%
38%
2.1 m/s
11
49
3
August
29°C
21°C
31°C
23%
41%
2.0 m/s
23
57
6
September
26°C
18°C
26°C
25%
46%
2.2 m/s
54
48
28
October
21°C
12°C
19°C
22%
40%
2.1 m/s
66
18
67
November
14°C
5°C
10°C
21%
35%
2.2 m/s
25
3
61
December
9°C
2°C
5°C
23%
43%
2.3 m/s
7
0
38
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 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around November. 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 9°CLow 2°CRain 25%
Winter in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in springMarch to May
High 18°CLow 10°CRain 24%
Spring in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 21°CRain 24%
Summer in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Richmond weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 23%
Autumn in Richmond has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 23% 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 21% in November, the driest month, to 27% in February, the wettest.
What time of year is Richmond windiest?
Winds in Richmond are highest in March, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 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 15°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.