Richmond, VA: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 38.5°F in Richmond, VA, the coldest February since 2015, tied 43rd coldest of 130 (with 1973, 1935 and 1906).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 38.5°F; Coldest since 2015; 43rd coldest of 130
Precipitation: 3.55 in; Wettest since 2025; 51st wettest of 140

A normal February in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 42.2°F, between 36.6°F and 44.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.71 in of precipitation, between 1.06 in and 4.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Richmond, VA since 1897: 38.5°F in 2026; the lowest is 28.2°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 36.6 to 44.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	38.5	85	48.7	83	28.3	90	3.55	51	0
2025	41.4	48	51.5	50	31.2	46	5.43	7	0
2024	44.9	11	56	14	33.8	17	3.34	58	0
2023	48.8	2	60.2	3	37.4	1	2.10	104	0
2022	44.5	16	56.7	10	32.3	31	1.51	117	0
2021	38.6	83	46	105	31.3	45	5.12	13	0
2020	45	10	54.7	21	35.2	10	3.59	48	0
2019	44.2	18	54.2	25	34.2	12	3.69	45	0
2018	47.8	5	58.6	5	37.1	3	2.04	107	0
2017	49	1	61.6	2	36.5	6	0.71	138	0
2016	40.8	54	50.7	57	30.9	49	4.35	27	0
2015	31.4	126	41.9	124	20.9	127	3.77	41	0
2014	39.8	69	49.6	73	29.9	66	3.03	66	0
2013	40.1	64	49.6	73	30.6	55	2.60	85	0
2012	44.7	14	56	14	33.4	20	3.22	60	0
2011	44.8	12	56.5	11	33.1	24	2.09	105	0
2010	35.3	110	43.6	119	26.9	103	2.82	76	0
2009	42.2	35	53.9	28	30.4	56	0.74	137	0
2008	43.5	24	54.4	23	32.6	29	3.41	53	0
2007	35.5	108	45.4	107	25.5	114	2.06	106	0
2006	40.3	60	51.1	54	29.5	73	1.47	119	0
2005	42	40	52.3	44	31.8	40	1.39	123	0
2004	38.7	81	48.7	83	28.7	85	1.87	109	0
2003	36.7	105	45.1	110	28.3	90	4.21	30	0
2002	42.7	32	55.3	17	30.1	62	0.82	136	0
2001	42.3	34	53.1	33	31.4	43	2.55	89	0
2000	43.4	26	54.8	20	32	36	1.60	115	0
1999	42.1	38	53.4	30	30.9	49	1.47	119	0
1998	44.2	18	53.1	33	35.3	9	5.76	4	0
1997	43.7	22	53.1	33	34.2	12	3.71	43	0
1996	37.8	94	46.9	98	28.7	85	2.97	70	0
1995	38.6	83	48.4	85	28.9	81	1.14	128	0
1994	40.2	63	51.3	52	29.1	77	4.38	24	0
1993	37.7	95	48.3	86	27.2	101	2.88	74	0
1992	42.7	32	53.3	32	32	36	2.89	73	0
1991	44	20	56	14	32	36	1.09	129	0
1990	47.9	4	59.4	4	36.5	6	2.38	94	0
1989	39.5	73	49.3	77	29.8	67	4.34	29	0
1988	39	79	50	65	28.1	93	3.08	65	0
1987	36.9	102	47.4	95	26.5	107	2.57	87	0
1986	39.3	75	46.5	100	32.1	34	2.67	83	0
1985	40.1	64	50.6	58	29.7	70	3.20	61	0
1984	44.4	17	54.3	24	34.6	11	3.97	33	0
1983	39.1	78	47.7	92	30.4	56	3.95	34	0
1982	41.7	44	49.8	69	33.5	19	4.44	21	0
1981	42.1	38	54.1	27	30.2	61	2.76	78	0
1980	36	107	46.5	100	25.5	114	1.01	132	0
1979	28.6	129	38.3	129	18.9	129	5.97	3	0
1978	30.3	128	41.2	126	19.4	128	0.48	140	0
1977	40.4	57	54.5	22	26.4	108	1.34	125	0
1976	48.5	3	62.8	1	34.1	14	1.35	124	0
1975	41.4	48	51.8	48	31	48	2.96	71	0
1974	40.1	64	51.2	53	28.9	81	2.54	91	0
1973	38.5	85	49.5	76	27.5	97	3.11	63	0
1972	37.6	97	47.2	97	28	94	5.15	12	0
1971	39.4	74	49.8	69	29.1	77	4.37	26	0
1970	37	101	50	65	24.1	118	2.37	96	0
1969	36.8	104	43.8	117	29.8	67	3.95	34	0
1968	34.2	118	46.5	100	21.8	125	0.98	133	0
1967	34.7	115	45.8	106	23.7	120	3.35	56	0
1966	37.7	95	46.1	104	29.2	75	3.80	40	0
1965	38.8	80	49.8	69	27.8	96	2.77	77	0
1964	37.2	100	47.7	92	26.6	105	4.46	20	0
1963	33.3	123	43.6	119	23	123	2.98	69	0
1962	39.7	72	49	81	30.4	56	3.00	67	0
1961	42.2	35	52.9	36	31.5	41	5.39	8	0
1960	39.2	77	49.2	78	29.3	74	4.56	18	0
1959	41.6	46	52.7	39	30.4	56	1.87	109	0
1958	33.7	121	42.8	122	24.7	117	4.38	24	0
1957	43.3	28	52.5	42	34.1	14	5.29	10	0
1956	43	30	52.7	39	33.3	23	3.57	49	0
1955	40.1	64	52.8	38	27.4	100	3.18	62	0
1954	44.8	12	57	9	32.7	26	1.56	116	0
1953	43.4	26	54.2	25	32.6	29	3.36	54	0
1952	42.2	35	52	46	32.3	31	2.76	78	0
1951	41.2	52	52.7	39	29.8	67	1.90	108	0
1950	40.6	56	50.4	60	30.9	49	1.71	113	0
1949	46.5	8	57.2	8	35.8	8	2.55	89	0
1948	39.8	69	50.4	60	29.1	77	2.64	84	0
1947	33.5	122	44.9	111	22.1	124	1.43	122	0
1946	41.7	44	52	46	31.4	43	2.69	82	0
1945	40.8	54	50.9	56	30.8	52	3.57	49	0
1944	40.4	57	49.6	73	31.1	47	5.61	6	0
1943	41.5	47	52.9	36	30.1	62	2.27	100	0
1942	35.1	111	46.5	100	23.7	120	1.03	131	0
1941	34.2	118	45.3	108	23.1	122	1.17	127	0
1940	38.2	91	49.2	78	27.2	101	2.99	68	0
1939	43.9	21	55.2	18	32.7	26	3.98	32	0
1938	43.1	29	53.9	28	32.3	31	1.82	112	0
1937	38.3	90	48.3	86	28.3	90	2.42	92	0
1936	32.5	125	43.7	118	21.3	126	3.92	36	0
1935	38.5	85	50.4	60	26.6	105	2.13	103	0
1934	28.2	130	37.6	130	18.8	130	5.34	9	0
1933	40.3	60	50.5	59	30.1	62	2.73	80	0
1932	44.7	14	56.1	12	33.4	20	1.66	114	0
1931	40.3	60	51.5	50	29.2	75	2.60	85	0
1930	43.5	24	56.1	12	30.8	52	1.21	126	0
1929	38.2	91	47.6	94	28.8	83	5.19	11	0
1928	40.4	57	50.1	64	30.7	54	1.84	111	0
1927	45.9	9	55.2	18	36.6	4	2.84	75	0
1926	41.9	42	51.6	49	32.1	34	3.60	47	0
1925	47.3	7	58.1	6	36.6	4	0.90	135	0
1924	38.1	93	46.6	99	29.7	70	2.34	97	0
1923	36.9	102	45.2	109	28.7	85	3.09	64	0
1922	41.9	42	50.4	60	33.4	20	3.81	39	0
1921	42	40	51	55	33	25	3.52	52	0
1920	35.5	108	44.1	115	26.9	103	6.67	1	0
1919	39.8	69	48.1	89	31.5	41	2.22	101	0
1918	41.3	51	52.5	42	30	65	0.91	134	0
1917	37.6	97	47.8	91	27.5	97	2.28	99	0
1916	38.7	81	49	81	28.5	88	3.68	46	0
1915	43.7	22	53.4	30	34	16	3.92	36	0
1914	35	112	44.3	113	25.8	111	3.27	59	0
1913	40	68	49.7	72	30.4	56	1.51	117	0
1912	35	112	43.9	116	26.1	109	3.76	42	0
1911	41	53	50	65	32	36	2.20	102	0
1910	39.3	75	49.1	80	29.6	72	2.38	94	0
1909	47.4	6	57.5	7	37.3	2	2.94	72	0
1908	36.6	106	44.7	112	28.5	88	3.92	36	0
1907	35	112	44.3	113	25.8	111	2.30	98	0
1906	38.5	85	48.3	86	28.8	83	2.57	87	0
1905	31.1	127	38.4	128	23.9	119	4.14	31	0
1904	34.1	120	42.6	123	25.7	113	2.71	81	0
1903	43	30	52.2	45	33.8	17	5.02	14	0
1902	34.6	117	41.8	125	27.5	97	4.84	16	0
1901	34.7	115	43.5	121	25.9	110	0.55	139	0
1900	37.6	97	47.4	95	27.9	95	4.42	22	0
1899	32.9	124	41	127	24.9	116	4.72	17	0
1898	38.4	89	47.9	90	29	80	1.05	130	0
1897	41.4	48	50	65	32.7	26	6.40	2	0
1896							4.35	27	29
1895							1.47	119	28
1894							4.51	19	28
1893							4.98	15	28
1892							3.36	54	29
1891							5.68	5	28
1890							3.35	56	28
1889							3.71	43	28
1888							2.39	93	29
1887							4.40	23	28

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	49
2023	48.8
1976	48.5
1990	47.9
2018	47.8
1909	47.4
1925	47.3
1949	46.5
1927	45.9
2020	45

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	28.2
1979	28.6
1978	30.3
1905	31.1
2015	31.4
1936	32.5
1899	32.9
1963	33.3
1947	33.5
1958	33.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	6.67
1897	6.40
1979	5.97
1998	5.76
1891	5.68
1944	5.61
2025	5.43
1961	5.39
1934	5.34
1957	5.29

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1978	0.48
1901	0.55
2017	0.71
2009	0.74
2002	0.82
1925	0.90
1918	0.91
1968	0.98
1980	1.01
1942	1.03

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 66°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 9°F; 8 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.29 in; 15 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 3.55 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the wettest February since 2025, 51st wettest of 140.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Richmond, VA: 66°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Richmond, VA: a low of 9°F on Sunday 8 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Richmond, VA: 1.29 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.