Richmond, Virginia, United States weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Richmond, Virginia, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 107°F on 2010-07-25; its coldest fell to -10°F on 1996-02-05.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75°F2002-01-30
11°F1994-01-19
|
58°F1998-01-07
-7°F1985-01-21
|
| February | 77°F2002-02-01
15°F1996-02-04
|
60°F1990-02-16
-10°F1996-02-05
|
| March | 83°F2026-03-11
25°F1993-03-14
|
63°F2020-03-20
4°F2009-03-03
|
| April | 95°F2002-04-17
42°F2007-04-07
|
68°F2017-04-29
22°F1985-04-10
|
| May | 99°F2026-05-19
48°F1992-05-07
|
73°F1991-05-31
34°F1986-05-04
|
| June | 103°F2025-06-24
58°F1988-06-03
|
78°F2024-06-30
45°F1988-06-04
|
| July | 107°F2010-07-25
71°F1984-07-29
|
79°F2010-07-24
53°F1988-07-01
|
| August | 105°F2007-08-08
67°F1989-08-10
|
80°F2007-08-09
46°F1986-08-29
|
| September | 103°F1983-09-11
56°F1984-09-28
|
75°F1983-09-06
42°F1992-09-30
|
| October | 100°F2019-10-03
41°F2011-10-29
|
72°F2017-10-08
28°F1992-10-20
|
| November | 85°F2024-11-07
33°F1989-11-23
|
64°F2018-11-02
11°F1989-11-24
|
| December | 78°F1998-12-06
13°F1983-12-25
|
66°F2015-12-24
-9°F1989-12-22
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 78°F1998-12-06
11°F1994-01-19
|
66°F2015-12-24
-10°F1996-02-05
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 99°F2026-05-19
25°F1993-03-14
|
73°F1991-05-31
4°F2009-03-03
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 107°F2010-07-25
58°F1988-06-03
|
80°F2007-08-09
45°F1988-06-04
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 103°F1983-09-11
33°F1989-11-23
|
75°F1983-09-06
11°F1989-11-24
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Richmond has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.