Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight 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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight 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

Highest 107°F 2010-07-25
Lowest 11°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 80°F 2007-08-09
Lowest -10°F 1996-02-05

Feels-like

Highest 149°F 2011-07-22
Lowest -28°F 1985-01-20

Humidity

Highest 24.0 g/m³ 2025-07-27
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 27 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 2 mph 2026-07-06

Precip

Wettest 4.74 in 2003-09-18
Driest 38-day dry spell 2000-10-01

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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