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Richmond, VA Weather & Climate Normals

What a normal year in Richmond actually looks like

Strongly seasonal
51 /100

On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Richmond, VA, the comfort score comes out to 51/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.

How much Richmond's weather actually swings

Average temperatures in Richmond run from 37°F in Jan up to 79°F in Jul, a 41.9°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.

How wet Richmond actually gets

The nearest NOAA station to Richmond records neither precipitation nor snowfall totals, so neither figure is shown rather than guessed.

Richmond against the rest of the country

Out of 4876 cities scored here, Richmond comes in at 1421; within VA alone it ranks 19 of 63. Population is about 233,655.

Checking the actual forecast

These figures come from SANDSTON, VA US, the NOAA station 11.0 miles from Richmond, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.

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More on how this is worked out

Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is