Richmond, VA: Fall

9 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 72.4°F in Richmond, VA, the warmest 1 September to 9 October since 2019, tied 12th warmest of 130 (with 1970).

Fall 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 72.4°F; Warmest since 2019; 12th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 6.31 in; Wettest since 2021; 33rd wettest of 139

A normal 1 September to 9 October in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69.8°F, between 67.1°F and 73.3°F in eight years of ten and 4.14 in of precipitation, between 1.50 in and 11.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 9 October in Richmond, VA since 1897: 72.4°F in 2026; the highest is 76.2°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 67.1 to 73.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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	72.4	12	82	24	62.7	7	6.31	33	0
2025	69.2	63	79.1	64	59.2	56	5.69	43	0
2024	71.4	21	80.3	48	62.6	8	3.57	79	0
2023	71.7	18	82.2	20	61.2	19	5.06	55	0
2022	69.6	56	80.7	42	58.5	65	2.28	116	0
2021	72.1	15	82.1	23	62.1	11	8.16	16	0
2020	67.9	82	77.6	98	58.3	69	6.92	24	0
2019	75.2	2	86.2	2	64.1	4	0.80	137	0
2018	76.2	1	84.3	8	68.2	1	4.53	60	0
2017	70.5	34	81	37	59.9	47	1.54	125	0
2016	72.2	14	80.1	53	64.4	3	15.36	2	0
2015	71.1	26	80.5	44	61.6	15	5.88	40	0
2014	71.1	26	80.9	39	61.2	19	1.76	123	0
2013	70.7	32	81.7	27	59.8	48	3.73	73	0
2012	69.1	65	78.8	69	59.4	53	5.13	52	0
2011	69.5	59	78.1	82	60.9	27	9.00	11	0
2010	71.2	24	83.1	12	59.2	56	6.71	31	0
2009	68.5	75	78.8	69	58.3	69	2.47	107	0
2008	69.9	49	79.6	59	60.2	42	5.94	39	0
2007	73.2	7	84.7	6	61.6	15	1.12	134	0
2006	69	66	78.1	82	60	44	13.71	3	0
2005	74.4	4	85.7	4	63.1	6	2.47	107	0
2004	69.8	51	78.5	76	61.1	21	6.17	35	0
2003	67.6	91	77.1	106	58.1	76	10.12	8	0
2002	71.5	20	81.1	36	61.8	14	2.88	101	0
2001	65.9	114	77.1	106	54.7	119	2.43	110	0
2000	66.5	111	75.9	118	57.1	92	3.60	76	0
1999	66.6	107	75.7	123	57.5	86	16.66	1	0
1998	71.6	19	82.5	15	60.8	30	4.29	63	0
1997	69.7	52	81.6	30	57.8	79	0.83	136	0
1996	67.2	97	76.2	115	58.2	74	10.95	6	0
1995	68.9	67	79.2	63	58.7	61	5.54	47	0
1994	67.1	102	79	66	55.2	113	3.99	67	0
1993	70.1	43	81.2	34	58.9	59	2.98	95	0
1992	67.3	95	77.3	100	57.2	90	3.05	92	0
1991	69.6	56	81.6	30	57.7	83	3.40	83	0
1990	69.4	60	81	37	57.9	78	2.06	119	0
1989	68.5	75	78	85	58.9	59	6.61	32	0
1988	65.7	116	76.2	115	55.3	111	3.10	88	0
1987	68	79	78.2	79	57.8	79	5.24	50	0
1986	71	28	81.6	30	60.5	35	0.65	138	0
1985	68.6	74	79.6	59	57.7	83	7.03	22	0
1984	65.8	115	77.9	87	53.7	123	2.89	99	0
1983	67.7	89	79.8	55	55.5	108	3.06	91	0
1982	69.6	56	79.8	55	59.5	50	2.92	97	0
1981	67.2	97	79.6	59	54.8	116	3.14	87	0
1980	71.3	22	82.2	20	60.5	35	3.53	81	0
1979	69.2	63	77.7	94	60.7	32	12.21	4	0
1978	70.1	43	80.8	40	59.4	53	1.22	131	0
1977	71.3	22	82.5	15	60	44	2.91	98	0
1976	67.9	82	79.7	57	56.1	105	7.73	19	0
1975	67.2	97	77.2	104	57.2	90	11.81	5	0
1974	63.8	129	75.6	125	51.9	129	4.83	59	0
1973	71	28	82.3	18	59.7	49	3.08	89	0
1972	67.8	86	77.8	90	57.8	79	8.67	14	0
1971	70.1	43	79.3	62	61	24	5.05	56	0
1970	72.4	12	85.7	4	59.1	58	1.02	135	0
1969	67.6	91	77.7	94	57.4	87	5.68	44	0
1968	68.8	69	82.4	17	55.2	113	2.35	113	0
1967	65.4	120	77.8	90	53	125	1.25	129	0
1966	64.6	124	76.2	115	53	125	6.00	38	0
1965	67.6	91	78.5	76	56.8	98	6.09	36	0
1964	64.3	126	75.1	126	53.5	124	5.28	49	0
1963	64.1	127	76.7	109	51.6	130	3.36	85	0
1962	66.3	112	77.8	90	54.8	116	3.59	77	0
1961	70.5	34	82.3	18	58.6	63	3.27	86	0
1960	67.1	102	77.1	106	57	95	6.75	28	0
1959	71.8	16	81.6	30	62	12	3.68	75	0
1958	66.6	107	77.7	94	55.4	109	3.71	74	0
1957	68.8	69	77.3	100	60.3	39	7.75	18	0
1956	67.2	97	77.3	100	57.1	92	3.05	92	0
1955	69.4	60	78.1	82	60.6	34	6.80	27	0
1954	73.6	5	86.8	1	60.4	38	2.98	95	0
1953	67.9	82	80	54	55.8	107	6.97	23	0
1952	67	104	77.9	87	56.1	105	3.84	70	0
1951	69.7	52	80.8	40	58.6	63	2.88	101	0
1950	66.9	105	75.9	118	57.8	79	5.40	48	0
1949	67.2	97	77.8	90	56.5	103	2.69	106	0
1948	66.6	107	76.7	109	56.5	103	5.62	46	0
1947	67.9	82	78.6	75	57.1	92	6.74	29	0
1946	68	79	78.7	73	57.3	89	5.04	57	0
1945	70.2	41	79	66	61.3	18	8.75	13	0
1944	69.7	52	78.4	78	61	24	5.80	41	0
1943	66.6	107	77.9	87	55.4	109	5.23	51	0
1942	69.4	60	80.4	47	58.5	65	3.78	72	0
1941	73.6	5	86.1	3	61.1	21	1.23	130	0
1940	64.6	124	76.5	112	52.7	127	3.45	82	0
1939	69.7	52	81.2	34	58.2	74	4.00	66	0
1938	65.6	118	76.4	114	54.8	116	4.42	62	0
1937	65.2	121	75.9	118	54.4	120	5.07	54	0
1936	70	48	81.7	27	58.3	69	2.31	114	0
1935	63.9	128	75.7	123	52.2	128	9.82	9	0
1934	68.9	67	78.2	79	59.5	50	6.72	30	0
1933	71	28	81.8	25	60.2	42	1.45	127	0
1932	68.4	78	81.7	27	55.2	113	2.42	111	0
1931	72.5	11	84.4	7	60.7	32	2.23	117	0
1930	70.5	34	83.5	11	57.4	87	1.37	128	0
1929	68.7	72	78.7	73	58.7	61	4.45	61	0
1928	65.5	119	74.1	129	56.8	98	7.11	21	0
1927	70.3	39	80.5	44	60	44	5.12	53	0
1926	70.1	43	78.8	69	61.4	17	1.57	124	0
1925	72.6	10	82.6	14	62.6	8	2.44	109	0
1924	64.8	123	74.3	128	55.3	111	9.58	10	0
1923	67.7	89	77.2	104	58.3	69	4.25	64	0
1922	70.8	31	80.7	42	60.9	27	2.06	119	0
1921	72.9	8	83.8	10	61.9	13	1.48	126	0
1920	68	79	77.7	94	58.3	69	2.72	105	0
1919	71.8	16	83	13	60.5	35	0.55	139	0
1918	64.9	122	75.9	118	53.8	122	3.59	77	0
1917	63.4	130	72.7	130	54.1	121	6.06	37	0
1916	67.8	86	78.9	68	56.7	100	2.01	122	0
1915	70.1	43	79.1	64	61.1	21	4.95	58	0
1914	67.5	94	78	85	57	95	2.09	118	0
1913	68.5	75	77.4	99	59.5	50	3.83	71	0
1912	70.4	38	80.5	44	60.3	39	4.20	65	0
1911	70.3	39	79.7	57	60.9	27	2.30	115	0
1910	70.6	33	80.2	49	61	24	3.54	80	0
1909	65.7	116	74.9	127	56.6	101	2.89	99	0
1908	66.3	112	75.9	118	56.6	101	2.74	103	0
1907	70.5	34	80.2	49	60.8	30	6.83	26	0
1906	71.2	24	80.2	49	62.2	10	2.38	112	0
1905	70.2	41	80.2	49	60.3	39	2.73	104	0
1904	68.7	72	78.8	69	58.5	65	3.00	94	0
1903	68.8	69	78.2	79	59.4	53	3.07	90	0
1902	67.8	86	77.3	100	58.4	68	7.15	20	0
1901	67.3	95	76.6	111	58.1	76	3.38	84	0
1900	75.1	3	84.2	9	65.6	2	5.71	42	2
1899	66.7	106	76.5	112	56.9	97	8.32	15	0
1898	72.9	8	81.8	25	64.1	4	3.98	68	0
1897	69.9	49	82.2	20	57.7	83			0
1896							6.20	34	39
1895							1.19	132	39
1894							6.91	25	39
1893							7.86	17	39
1892							3.98	68	39
1891							2.02	121	39
1890							8.86	12	39
1889							5.65	45	39
1888							10.60	7	39
1887							1.19	132	39

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	76.2
2019	75.2
1900	75.1
2005	74.4
1954	73.6
1941	73.6
2007	73.2
1921	72.9
1898	72.9
1925	72.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	63.4
1974	63.8
1935	63.9
1963	64.1
1964	64.3
1966	64.6
1940	64.6
1924	64.8
1918	64.9
1937	65.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1999	16.66
2016	15.36
2006	13.71
1979	12.21
1975	11.81
1996	10.95
1888	10.60
2003	10.12
1935	9.82
1924	9.58

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1919	0.55
1986	0.65
2019	0.80
1997	0.83
1970	1.02
2007	1.12
1895	1.19
1887	1.19
1978	1.22
1941	1.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 4 September 2026, 1 September 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 2.35 in; 12 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 6.31 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the wettest 1 September to 9 October since 2021, 33rd wettest of 139.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Richmond, VA: 97°F on Friday 4 September 2026 and Tuesday 1 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Richmond, VA: a low of 45°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Richmond, VA: 2.35 in on Saturday 12 September 2026.