Richmond, VA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 63.5°F in Richmond, VA, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, tied 9th warmest of 130 (with 2020, 2018 and 1921).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 63.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 9th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 38.54 in; Wettest since 2025; 51st wettest of 140

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.3°F, between 60.5°F and 63.9°F in eight years of ten and 35.61 in of precipitation, between 26.93 in and 48.61 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Richmond, VA since 1897: 63.5°F in 2026; the highest is 64.8°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 60.5 to 63.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Richmond, VA from 1887 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	63.5	9	74.4	11	52.5	19	38.54	51	0
2025	62.5	26	72.7	39	52.2	25	45.12	14	0
2024	64.8	1	75	5	54.5	1	43.40	20	0
2023	64.4	4	75.1	2	53.7	4	31.28	90	0
2022	63.2	16	74.1	16	52.2	25	29.99	104	0
2021	62.9	21	73.3	24	52.5	19	42.24	26	0
2020	63.5	9	73.4	22	53.6	5	46.76	12	0
2019	64.6	2	75.1	2	54	2	33.53	83	0
2018	63.5	9	73.7	20	53.4	8	48.59	8	0
2017	64	5	74.4	11	53.6	5	30.59	97	0
2016	62.3	31	72.2	54	52.5	19	48.80	6	0
2015	62	40	72.1	56	51.9	35	38.43	54	0
2014	61.7	50	72.3	53	51.1	56	27.43	122	0
2013	62.1	35	72	59	52.2	25	42.60	23	0
2012	64.6	2	75.2	1	53.9	3	30.50	99	0
2011	63.3	14	73.7	20	53	11	38.59	49	0
2010	63.9	6	74.8	6	53	11	29.44	107	0
2009	61.7	50	72	59	51.4	48	26.98	126	0
2008	63	18	73.9	18	52.1	29	40.65	34	0
2007	63.1	17	74.2	14	52.1	29	30.33	102	0
2006	63.3	14	74.1	16	52.6	17	42.10	27	0
2005	62.9	21	73.2	27	52.7	15	30.57	98	0
2004	61.8	47	71.2	82	52.3	24	50.94	4	0
2003	60.1	105	69.4	121	50.8	66	53.19	2	0
2002	63.4	13	74.7	9	52	33	23.95	135	0
2001	60.5	90	71.4	76	49.6	95	29.32	109	0
2000	61.1	70	71.2	82	50.9	63	39.04	44	0
1999	61.3	64	71.8	65	50.8	66	43.28	22	0
1998	63	18	72.9	33	53.1	10	40.33	35	0
1997	60.6	86	71.7	68	49.6	95	23.20	137	0
1996	59.3	123	68.9	126	49.6	95	42.60	23	0
1995	62.2	32	72.9	33	51.4	48	26.47	128	0
1994	61.5	59	72.6	44	50.3	76	36.31	67	0
1993	62.1	35	73.1	29	51.1	56	33.02	85	0
1992	60.4	95	71.1	88	49.8	90	34.90	73	0
1991	63.8	7	74.8	6	52.9	13	28.79	111	0
1990	63.7	8	74.8	6	52.6	17	32.95	86	0
1989	61.2	67	71.3	80	51.1	56	41.86	29	0
1988	60.2	100	71.3	80	49	115	30.75	96	0
1987	60.8	78	71.6	71	50.1	83	33.84	81	0
1986	62	40	72.9	33	51.1	56	26.54	127	0
1985	61.7	50	73.1	29	50.3	76	38.48	53	0
1984	60	109	70.6	99	49.4	103	40.07	37	0
1983	61.5	59	72	59	51	62	29.29	110	0
1982	61	71	70.7	97	51.3	50	37.88	59	0
1981	60.6	86	71.9	64	49.3	104	28.23	117	0
1980	62.2	32	73.3	24	51.2	52	32.75	87	0
1979	60.1	105	70.5	102	49.8	90	48.56	9	0
1978	59.8	111	70.8	95	48.9	118	39.00	45	0
1977	62	40	74.6	10	49.5	99	27.06	125	0
1976	62.1	35	75.1	2	49.2	107	26.28	129	0
1975	60.8	78	71.6	71	49.9	87	52.49	3	0
1974	61.2	67	72.5	47	50	84	29.86	105	0
1973	62	40	72.7	39	51.2	52	30.86	94	0
1972	59.9	110	70.2	110	49.7	93	48.04	10	0
1971	59.7	113	70.2	110	49.1	113	34.75	77	0
1970	60.7	83	72.6	44	48.8	120	20.64	139	0
1969	59.6	115	70	115	49.2	107	49.11	5	0
1968	60.9	76	73	32	48.8	120	25.93	130	0
1967	59.4	119	71.2	82	47.6	127	28.70	113	0
1966	58	129	68.8	127	47.3	129	28.00	118	0
1965	59.3	123	70	115	48.7	122	28.58	115	0
1964	59.2	125	70.5	102	47.9	126	39.10	43	0
1963	59.4	119	71.1	88	47.6	127	27.82	121	0
1962	60.2	100	71.4	76	49.1	113	38.88	47	0
1961	60.6	86	72.1	56	49.2	107	35.05	72	0
1960	59.7	113	70.4	105	49	115	39.34	41	0
1959	62.5	26	73.3	24	51.7	38	38.59	49	0
1958	59.1	126	69.1	125	49.2	107	44.13	15	0
1957	61.8	47	72.1	56	51.5	41	37.40	61	0
1956	60.5	90	71.2	82	49.8	90	34.31	78	0
1955	61.9	45	72.5	47	51.3	50	43.75	18	0
1954	62.4	29	74.3	13	50.5	73	24.46	133	0
1953	63	18	74.2	14	51.8	37	30.35	101	0
1952	62	40	72.9	33	51.1	56	40.02	38	0
1951	61.4	63	72.5	47	50.3	76	27.19	123	0
1950	61.2	67	71.8	65	50.6	70	28.49	116	0
1949	62.6	23	73.1	29	52.1	29	36.90	64	0
1948	60.3	98	71.1	88	49.6	95	43.39	21	0
1947	60.1	105	70.8	95	49.3	104	31.60	88	0
1946	61	71	71.4	76	50.6	70	38.96	46	0
1945	62.2	32	72.2	54	52.2	25	47.99	11	0
1944	61.6	55	72	59	51.2	52	40.71	33	0
1943	61.9	45	72.7	39	51.1	56	27.07	124	0
1942	61	71	72.5	47	49.5	99	31.03	92	0
1941	60.3	98	72.4	52	48.3	124	19.01	140	0
1940	57.2	130	68.6	128	45.8	130	39.19	42	0
1939	62.1	35	73.4	22	50.8	66	40.12	36	0
1938	61.5	59	72.7	39	50.3	76	43.48	19	0
1937	60.8	78	71.7	68	49.9	87	48.76	7	0
1936	59.8	111	71.5	74	48	125	30.91	93	0
1935	59.4	119	70.3	108	48.6	123	44.11	16	0
1934	60.1	105	70.3	108	49.9	87	35.07	71	0
1933	61.7	50	72.5	47	50.9	63	34.10	79	1
1932	61.6	55	73.2	27	50	84	27.98	119	0
1931	60.2	100	71	92	49.5	99	38.13	57	0
1930	60.9	76	72.9	33	48.9	118	25.59	131	0
1929	61.5	59	71.5	74	51.5	41	30.22	103	0
1928	60.2	100	70	115	50.4	74	39.93	39	0
1927	60.5	90	70.2	110	50.9	63	36.79	66	0
1926	60.4	95	70.6	99	50.3	76	28.63	114	0
1925	62.4	29	72.9	33	52	33	22.82	138	0
1924	58.9	127	68.5	129	49.2	107	41.60	32	0
1923	60.5	90	70.7	97	50.3	76	42.32	25	0
1922	61.3	64	70.5	102	52.1	29	45.42	13	1
1921	63.5	9	73.9	18	53.2	9	23.92	136	1
1920	58.7	128	68.5	129	49	115	41.62	31	0
1919	61.6	55	71.8	65	51.5	41	34.80	74	0
1918	59.6	115	70.1	114	49.2	107	34.78	75	0
1917	59.4	119	69.3	123	49.5	99	38.77	48	0
1916	60.8	78	71.1	88	50.6	70	31.11	91	0
1915	61	71	70.6	99	51.5	41	33.59	82	0
1914	60.6	86	71	92	50.2	82	24.12	134	0
1913	62.5	26	72.7	39	52.4	22	30.76	95	0
1912	59.6	115	69.4	121	49.7	93	30.48	100	0
1911	61.8	47	72	59	51.6	39	25.56	132	0
1910	61.3	64	71.2	82	51.5	41	37.30	62	0
1909	61.6	55	71.4	76	51.9	35	29.44	107	0
1908	61	71	70.4	105	51.5	41	43.94	17	0
1907	60.2	100	70	115	50.4	74	38.42	55	0
1906	61.7	50	70.9	94	52.4	22	38.37	56	0
1905	60.7	83	70	115	51.5	41	29.65	106	0
1904	59.6	115	69.2	124	50	84	28.78	112	0
1903	62.1	35	71.2	82	52.9	13	41.77	30	0
1902	60.5	90	70.2	110	50.8	66	37.80	60	0
1901	60.7	83	69.7	120	51.6	39	33.98	80	0
1900	62.6	23	72.6	44	52.7	15	31.42	89	2
1899	60.8	78	70.4	105	51.2	52	37.96	58	0
1898	62.6	23	71.7	68	53.5	7	33.41	84	0
1897	60.4	95	71.6	71	49.3	104	27.96	120	0
1896							35.42	69	283
1895							34.77	76	282
1894							38.49	52	282
1893							36.91	63	282
1892							35.48	68	283
1891							42.02	28	282
1890							36.86	65	282
1889							61.76	1	282
1888							39.76	40	283
1887							35.34	70	282

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	64.8
2019	64.6
2012	64.6
2023	64.4
2017	64
2010	63.9
1991	63.8
1990	63.7
2026	63.5
2020	63.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	57.2
1966	58
1920	58.7
1924	58.9
1958	59.1
1964	59.2
1996	59.3
1965	59.3
1967	59.4
1963	59.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	61.76
2003	53.19
1975	52.49
2004	50.94
1969	49.11
2016	48.80
1937	48.76
2018	48.59
1979	48.56
1972	48.04

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	19.01
1970	20.64
1925	22.82
1997	23.20
1921	23.92
2002	23.95
1914	24.12
1954	24.46
1911	25.56
1930	25.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 4 July 2026, 12 June 2026
Coldest night: 9°F; 8 February 2026, 29 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.35 in; 12 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	35.9°F 45th coldest of 130	3.43 in 56th wettest of 138
February	38.5°F 43rd coldest of 130	3.55 in 51st wettest of 140
March	55.1°F 4th warmest of 130	1.71 in 15th driest of 140
April	63.1°F 3rd warmest of 130	0.98 in 6th driest of 140
May	66.4°F 59th warmest of 130	3.97 in 60th wettest of 140
June	76.1°F 23rd warmest of 130	5.37 in 36th wettest of 140
July	79.9°F 30th warmest of 130	7.33 in 23rd wettest of 140
August	79.8°F 11th warmest of 130	5.89 in 46th wettest of 140
September	74.2°F 13th warmest of 130	5.50 in 31st wettest of 140
October so far	66.4°F 31st warmest of 129	0.81 in 56th wettest of 139

Hot days and freezes

Richmond, VA has had 55 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 15th most of 130 (with 2005, 1976 and 1953).
Richmond, VA has had 2 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 24th most of 130 (with 2024, 2023, 2014 and 10 other years).
Richmond, VA has had 49 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 76th most of 130 (with 1993, 1973, 1908 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Richmond, VA came on Sunday 29 March 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 97th latest of 130 (with 2015, 1959 and 1948).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
11 June	Warmest day	98°F	97°F 1984, 1947	Provisional
18 May	Warmest day	96°F	95°F 1962, 1911	Provisional
15 April	Warmest day	93°F	92°F 1941	Provisional
11 March	Warmest day	89°F	82°F 1990	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	85°F	81°F 2006	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 38.54 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 51st wettest of 140.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Richmond, VA: 100°F on Saturday 4 July 2026 and Friday 12 June 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Richmond, VA: a low of 9°F on Sunday 8 February 2026 and Thursday 29 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Richmond, VA: 2.35 in on Saturday 12 September 2026.