Richmond, VA: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 38.4°F in Richmond, VA, the coldest December since 2010, tied 35th coldest of 129 (with 1947 and 1937).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 38.4°F; Coldest since 2010; 35th coldest of 129
Precipitation: 3.16 in; Wettest since 2023; 59th wettest of 139

A normal December in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 42.4°F, between 38.2°F and 46.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.25 in of precipitation, between 1.65 in and 5.96 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Richmond, VA since 1897: 38.4°F in 2025; the lowest is 30.1°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 38.2 to 46.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Richmond, VA from 1887 to 2025, 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
2025	38.4	93	47.9	93	28.9	93	3.16	59	0
2024	42.4	35	52.6	32	32.2	42	2.00	111	0
2023	45.6	15	56.5	12	34.7	21	8.87	1	0
2022	40.6	66	50.8	55	30.4	74	4.52	27	0
2021	48.9	2	59.7	2	38.1	3	1.07	128	0
2020	41.3	54	51.1	53	31.5	55	6.70	6	0
2019	44	20	53.7	21	34.2	23	3.27	56	0
2018	42.4	35	51.9	45	33	34	3.45	48	0
2017	39.6	79	49.1	78	30.2	76	1.05	129	0
2016	41.1	58	50.5	59	31.7	51	2.80	76	0
2015	52.1	1	61.4	1	42.7	1	5.94	10	0
2014	43.9	22	52.9	31	34.8	20	3.14	60	0
2013	43.8	23	53.6	23	34.1	25	6.11	8	0
2012	46.7	8	56.4	13	36.9	8	2.83	75	0
2011	46.3	9	57.1	9	35.5	14	2.03	110	0
2010	33.3	123	41.4	124	25.1	120	3.26	57	0
2009	39.4	82	47.9	93	30.8	67	8.16	2	0
2008	44.5	17	54.3	19	34.7	21	4.07	38	0
2007	44	20	52.4	39	35.5	14	3.24	58	0
2006	47.3	7	58.5	6	36	10	1.42	127	0
2005	38.6	87	48.1	90	29.1	92	5.81	11	0
2004	42.3	39	52.3	41	32.4	39	2.37	96	0
2003	39.6	79	49.5	71	29.7	84	4.28	34	0
2002	38.5	92	47.4	99	29.6	86	3.45	48	0
2001	46	13	56.6	11	35.4	16	1.67	120	0
2000	33	125	42.3	122	23.7	123	2.38	95	0
1999	42.4	35	52.5	35	32.2	42	1.72	117	0
1998	44.1	19	53.3	26	35	19	5.00	19	0
1997	39.9	77	49.1	78	30.7	70	2.36	97	0
1996	43.7	24	52.3	41	35.2	17	4.91	21	0
1995	35.6	116	45.1	112	26	117	1.71	119	0
1994	45.6	15	55.6	14	35.6	13	0.95	130	0
1993	39	85	47.9	93	30.1	77	3.77	43	0
1992	40.9	62	49.6	70	32.2	42	2.79	78	0
1991	44.2	18	55.3	15	33.2	31	4.53	26	0
1990	46.2	10	56.7	10	35.8	11	3.52	46	0
1989	31.3	128	40.3	128	22.2	128	2.62	86	0
1988	39.1	84	50.2	65	28.1	100	0.79	134	0
1987	43	29	52.2	44	33.7	28	2.86	73	0
1986	40.8	64	50.2	65	31.5	55	5.15	15	0
1985	37.7	101	48.1	90	27.4	107	0.58	137	0
1984	47.7	5	58.8	4	36.5	9	1.52	124	0
1983	36.2	107	44.5	114	27.9	102	4.50	29	0
1982	46.1	12	54.4	17	37.7	4	3.37	54	0
1981	37.9	99	46.1	104	29.8	82	5.04	17	0
1980	38.6	87	48.8	82	28.4	97	0.40	139	0
1979	42.2	41	53.7	21	30.8	67	1.64	121	0
1978	42.5	32	54.3	19	30.6	72	3.80	42	0
1977	39.5	81	49.2	76	29.7	84	5.57	12	0
1976	36.7	106	48.5	85	24.8	122	2.56	88	0
1975	40	76	51.5	49	28.5	95	4.51	28	0
1974	41.7	50	52.6	32	30.8	67	4.22	35	0
1973	40.8	64	51.3	52	30.3	75	7.07	4	0
1972	45.8	14	54.4	17	37.3	6	2.91	71	0
1971	48	4	58.8	4	37.2	7	0.75	135	0
1970	40.4	69	50.7	57	30.1	77	3.00	69	0
1969	35.5	117	44	118	27	110	5.26	14	0
1968	36.9	105	47	100	26.9	112	2.28	101	0
1967	41.9	47	52.6	32	31.1	65	6.48	7	0
1966	38	98	47.8	96	28.2	98	3.07	64	0
1965	41.3	54	53	30	29.6	86	0.72	136	0
1964	42.9	31	53.1	27	32.7	37	3.05	65	0
1963	32.4	126	42.3	122	22.5	126	2.80	76	0
1962	36	111	45.3	109	26.8	114	2.64	84	0
1961	37.1	103	46.4	102	27.8	104	5.05	16	0
1960	34.6	120	46.5	101	22.7	125	3.04	66	0
1959	41.6	51	51.7	47	31.5	55	2.24	105	0
1958	33.4	122	43.8	120	22.9	124	4.43	31	0
1957	43	29	52.5	35	33.5	30	6.88	5	0
1956	48.9	2	59.3	3	38.5	2	3.98	40	0
1955	34.8	119	44.7	113	24.9	121	0.86	133	0
1954	38.2	97	48.2	88	28.2	98	2.43	92	0
1953	42.5	32	53.1	27	31.9	48	2.94	70	0
1952	39.2	83	48.5	85	29.9	81	3.37	54	0
1951	42	44	52.3	41	31.7	51	3.63	45	0
1950	36.1	109	45.3	109	26.9	112	2.73	80	0
1949	42.4	35	53.5	25	31.2	62	1.94	113	0
1948	42	44	51.8	46	32.2	42	4.12	36	0
1947	38.4	93	49.1	78	27.6	106	1.56	123	0
1946	43.5	25	55.3	15	31.6	53	2.71	81	0
1945	33.2	124	40.4	127	26.1	116	5.28	13	0
1944	36.1	109	45.2	111	27	110	2.26	104	0
1943	38.6	87	48.8	82	28.5	95	1.98	112	0
1942	37.1	103	46.3	103	27.9	102	3.04	66	0
1941	41.9	47	53.1	27	30.7	70	2.89	72	0
1940	42.5	32	53.6	23	31.4	58	1.83	116	0
1939	39.7	78	50.8	55	28.6	94	1.51	125	0
1938	40.1	74	50.5	59	29.8	82	2.74	79	0
1937	38.4	93	47.5	98	29.4	90	0.90	131	0
1936	40.3	71	48.7	84	31.8	49	4.34	33	0
1935	31.6	127	41.3	126	21.8	129	2.12	108	0
1934	38.3	96	49.5	71	27.1	109	2.32	99	0
1933	41.8	49	52.4	39	31.2	62	3.14	60	0
1932	41.2	56	51.7	47	30.6	72	4.84	22	0
1931	46.2	10	57.3	8	35.1	18	2.52	89	0
1930	35.5	117	44.4	116	26.6	115	2.48	91	0
1929	41.4	52	50.4	63	32.3	41	2.70	82	0
1928	41	59	50.9	54	31.2	62	1.46	126	0
1927	41	59	50.5	59	31.6	53	5.02	18	0
1926	37.8	100	45.5	108	30.1	77	4.56	25	0
1925	38.6	87	46	106	31.3	59	3.89	41	0
1924	40.5	67	49.2	76	31.8	49	3.40	51	0
1923	47.6	6	57.7	7	37.5	5	2.28	101	0
1922	42.3	39	51.4	50	33.2	31	3.14	60	0
1921	40.9	62	49.9	68	32	47	3.02	68	0
1920	41	59	48.9	81	33.1	33	1.87	115	0
1919	35.9	112	45.8	107	26	117	2.30	100	0
1918	43.2	27	50.7	57	35.7	12	4.79	23	0
1917	30.1	129	37.6	129	22.5	126	1.72	117	0
1916	38.9	86	48.2	88	29.5	88	3.40	51	0
1915	37.7	101	46.1	104	29.3	91	1.93	114	0
1914	35.7	115	41.4	124	30	80	4.95	20	0
1913	42.2	41	51.4	50	33	34	2.17	106	0
1912	43.1	28	52.5	35	33.8	27	2.84	74	0
1911	43.3	26	52.5	35	34	26	4.35	32	0
1910	34.1	121	42.7	121	25.5	119	2.50	90	0
1909	35.9	112	43.9	119	27.8	104	3.39	53	0
1908	41.2	56	49.5	71	32.8	36	4.72	24	0
1907	42	44	50.5	59	33.6	29	3.44	50	0
1906	41.4	52	50.3	64	32.6	38	2.12	108	0
1905	40.4	69	48.5	85	32.4	39	7.10	3	0
1904	35.8	114	44.4	116	27.2	108	3.71	44	0
1903	36.2	107	44.5	114	28	101	2.28	101	0
1902	40.1	74	48.1	90	32.1	46	4.12	36	0
1901	38.6	87	47.7	97	29.5	88	6.08	9	0
1900	40.3	71	49.3	74	31.3	59	2.60	87	0
1899	40.2	73	49.3	74	31	66	2.33	98	0
1898	40.5	67	49.8	69	31.3	59	3.08	63	0
1897	42.1	43	50	67	34.2	23	2.63	85	0
1896							0.89	132	31
1895							2.40	93	31
1894							2.66	83	31
1893							2.39	94	31
1892							1.64	121	31
1891							2.13	107	31
1890							4.48	30	31
1889							0.57	138	31
1888							3.52	46	31
1887							4.04	39	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	52.1
2021	48.9
1956	48.9
1971	48
1984	47.7
1923	47.6
2006	47.3
2012	46.7
2011	46.3
1990	46.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	30.1
1989	31.3
1935	31.6
1963	32.4
2000	33
1945	33.2
2010	33.3
1958	33.4
1910	34.1
1960	34.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2023	8.87
2009	8.16
1905	7.10
1973	7.07
1957	6.88
2020	6.70
1967	6.48
2013	6.11
1901	6.08
2015	5.94

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1980	0.40
1889	0.57
1985	0.58
1965	0.72
1971	0.75
1988	0.79
1955	0.86
1896	0.89
1937	0.90
1994	0.95

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 64°F; 29 December 2025, 25 December 2025
Coldest night: 15°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.40 in; 19 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 3.16 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the wettest December since 2023, 59th wettest of 139.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Richmond, VA: 64°F on Monday 29 December 2025 and Thursday 25 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Richmond, VA: a low of 15°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Richmond, VA: 1.40 in on Friday 19 December 2025.