Richmond, VA: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 61.5°F in Richmond, VA, the warmest spring since 2024, tied 2nd warmest of 130 (with 2024 and 2010).

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 61.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 2nd warmest of 130
Precipitation: 6.66 in; Driest since 2006; 9th driest of 140

A normal spring in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.2°F, between 55.6°F and 60.7°F in eight years of ten and 10.46 in of precipitation, between 7.91 in and 15.24 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Richmond, VA since 1897: 61.5°F in 2026; the highest is 62.5°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 55.6 to 60.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring 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	61.5	2	74.6	2	48.4	18	6.66	132	0
2025	60.5	10	72	11	49.1	11	14.36	17	0
2024	61.5	2	72.5	8	50.6	2	15.60	11	0
2023	59.1	24	70.6	28	47.7	26	9.76	84	0
2022	59.9	13	71.4	16	48.5	16	9.59	89	0
2021	58.7	35	71.4	16	46	61	7.56	120	0
2020	58.5	42	69.1	55	47.9	23	9.27	98	0
2019	60.7	8	71.7	13	49.7	8	12.77	35	0
2018	57.7	59	68.7	60	46.6	48	16.26	8	0
2017	59.7	17	70.4	33	48.9	13	13.53	26	0
2016	57.9	54	68.8	59	47.1	40	12.98	32	0
2015	59.5	19	70.8	22	48.2	19	10.72	66	0
2014	58	51	69.6	50	46.4	55	9.73	87	0
2013	56.6	77	67.5	90	45.8	65	10.95	60	0
2012	62.5	1	73.7	3	51.2	1	7.36	123	0
2011	59.8	15	70.8	22	48.8	15	11.26	54	0
2010	61.5	2	73.2	5	49.8	5	10.38	71	0
2009	57.9	54	68.6	61	47.2	35	10.53	69	0
2008	58.6	38	70	43	47.2	35	16.92	4	0
2007	58.8	29	70.6	28	47	42	9.97	80	0
2006	58.4	46	70.7	25	46.1	59	5.62	137	0
2005	55.6	100	66.4	111	44.8	87	10.26	76	0
2004	60.7	8	71.6	14	49.8	5	8.70	105	0
2003	56.7	72	67.1	98	46.2	58	18.89	3	0
2002	58.3	47	70.2	36	46.4	55	10.30	75	0
2001	56.2	86	67.7	82	44.6	91	7.94	115	0
2000	58.8	29	70.3	34	47.3	33	11.48	50	0
1999	56.1	88	67.7	82	44.5	93	9.39	93	0
1998	57.9	54	67.8	78	48	21	14.76	15	0
1997	55.3	108	67.2	94	43.5	115	8.26	112	0
1996	55.3	108	65.9	116	44.6	91	8.77	102	0
1995	58	51	70.2	36	45.8	65	9.31	97	0
1994	58.3	47	70.7	25	46	61	13.11	30	0
1993	56.5	78	68	74	45	83	15.13	13	0
1992	55.5	104	67.2	94	43.9	108	13.03	31	0
1991	61	6	72.4	9	49.6	9	7.65	117	0
1990	58.6	38	69.8	47	47.3	33	12.20	43	0
1989	55.9	95	67	101	44.9	85	14.29	19	0
1988	56.5	78	68.5	64	44.5	93	9.34	94	0
1987	56.2	86	67.6	88	44.8	87	11.90	46	0
1986	58.7	35	71.3	18	46	61	5.47	139	0
1985	59.9	13	72.9	6	46.9	44	4.81	140	0
1984	54.9	118	65.6	124	44.2	105	19.09	2	0
1983	57.5	62	67.9	75	47.2	35	13.75	24	0
1982	58.5	42	70	43	47	42	10.19	77	0
1981	56.4	82	68.5	64	44.2	105	11.10	57	0
1980	58.9	28	70.3	34	47.4	31	14.45	16	0
1979	58.8	29	71	20	46.7	47	10.36	72	0
1978	55.8	96	67.1	98	44.4	97	13.90	22	0
1977	61	6	74.8	1	47.1	40	8.99	101	0
1976	59.4	20	73.7	3	45.1	79	6.98	125	0
1975	55.3	108	67	101	43.6	114	13.41	28	0
1974	58.6	38	70.9	21	46.4	55	8.39	110	0
1973	58.5	42	69.5	52	47.6	27	11.58	48	0
1972	56	89	67.4	91	44.5	93	14.33	18	0
1971	54.2	125	66.9	103	41.5	129	11.26	54	0
1970	56.7	72	68.6	61	44.8	87	8.38	111	0
1969	55.1	113	67.7	82	42.5	122	9.87	83	0
1968	58.5	42	71.5	15	45.4	72	10.06	79	0
1967	55.3	108	68.2	71	42.4	123	7.37	122	0
1966	54.4	123	65.6	124	43.3	117	5.70	136	0
1965	55.5	104	66.6	105	44.4	97	6.68	131	0
1964	56.5	78	68.6	61	44.3	102	6.46	134	0
1963	58	51	70.6	28	45.4	72	8.65	106	0
1962	57.7	59	69.9	45	45.5	70	12.75	36	0
1961	55.8	96	67.8	78	43.8	109	10.58	68	0
1960	54.1	126	65.8	118	42.4	123	10.45	70	0
1959	58.6	38	70.8	22	46.5	50	9.68	88	0
1958	55.1	113	65.1	128	45.2	77	13.95	21	0
1957	58.8	29	70.1	41	47.4	31	7.82	116	0
1956	55.6	100	67.6	88	43.5	115	10.16	78	0
1955	59.4	20	71.2	19	47.5	28	7.59	119	0
1954	57	66	69.1	55	44.9	85	9.88	82	0
1953	59.3	23	70.6	28	47.9	23	9.46	90	0
1952	56.5	78	67.8	78	45.3	75	14.09	20	0
1951	56	89	67.7	82	44.3	102	7.62	118	0
1950	54.7	122	66.1	115	43.2	118	8.21	114	0
1949	56.8	70	68.5	64	45.1	79	9.45	91	0
1948	58.3	47	69.6	50	46.9	44	16.43	7	0
1947	54.8	120	66.5	109	43.2	118	9.44	92	0
1946	59	25	70.5	32	47.5	28	12.55	37	0
1945	61.3	5	72.8	7	49.8	5	9.92	81	0
1944	57.7	59	68.9	58	46.5	50	10.85	62	0
1943	56.7	72	68.3	68	45.1	79	9.16	99	0
1942	58.8	29	71.8	12	45.7	67	7.20	124	0
1941	55.7	99	69.3	54	42.1	126	6.72	129	0
1940	53.6	129	65.8	118	41.4	130	10.79	64	0
1939	57	66	69.4	53	44.7	90	9.76	84	0
1938	59.4	20	72.3	10	46.5	50	11.88	47	0
1937	54.9	118	67.9	75	41.9	127	9.32	96	0
1936	57	66	70.2	36	43.7	112	6.96	126	0
1935	56.3	83	67.3	93	45.2	77	12.21	42	0
1934	55.1	113	66.5	109	43.7	112	11.29	53	0
1933	56.9	69	68.2	71	45.6	68	11.01	58	0
1932	53.8	128	65.7	122	41.9	127	12.07	44	0
1931	53	130	63.8	130	42.2	125	12.55	37	0
1930	55.6	100	68.1	73	43.1	120	6.72	129	0
1929	59.6	18	70.2	36	49.1	11	11.46	51	0
1928	55.2	112	66.2	114	44.3	102	11.56	49	0
1927	56.8	70	66.9	103	46.6	48	8.72	103	0
1926	54.4	123	65.9	116	43	121	5.56	138	0
1925	56.7	72	67.8	78	45.5	70	6.95	127	0
1924	54.1	126	64.2	129	44	107	16.47	6	0
1923	56	89	67.7	82	44.4	97	11.00	59	0
1922	58.2	50	68.4	67	48.2	19	12.29	40	1
1921	60.3	11	70.7	25	49.9	4	10.67	67	0
1920	54.8	120	65.7	122	43.8	109	9.13	100	0
1919	57.4	63	68.3	68	46.5	50	11.95	45	0
1918	59	25	69.9	45	48	21	15.30	12	0
1917	55	117	65.6	124	44.5	93	13.12	29	0
1916	56.3	83	67.2	94	45.4	72	8.25	113	0
1915	55.5	104	65.8	118	45.1	79	5.78	135	0
1914	55.5	104	66.6	105	44.4	97	7.44	121	0
1913	58.8	29	69.7	48	47.8	25	10.87	61	0
1912	57.1	65	67.4	91	46.9	44	14.94	14	0
1911	55.6	100	66.3	113	45	83	6.75	128	0
1910	58.7	35	70.2	36	47.2	35	12.83	34	0
1909	56.7	72	67.2	94	46.1	59	10.76	65	0
1908	59.8	15	70.1	41	49.4	10	12.40	39	0
1907	55.1	113	65.8	118	44.4	97	13.56	25	0
1906	56	89	66.4	111	45.6	68	10.31	74	0
1905	59	25	69	57	48.9	13	9.33	95	0
1904	56.3	83	66.6	105	46	61	6.54	133	0
1903	60	12	69.7	48	50.3	3	15.96	9	0
1902	57.9	54	68.3	68	47.5	28	8.43	108	0
1901	56	89	65.5	127	46.5	50	12.88	33	0
1900	56	89	66.6	105	45.3	75	8.71	104	0
1899	57.4	63	67.7	82	47.2	35	9.74	86	0
1898	57.8	58	67.1	98	48.5	16	13.89	23	0
1897	55.8	96	67.9	75	43.8	109	10.35	73	0
1896							8.42	109	92
1895							16.78	5	92
1894							11.24	56	92
1893							11.41	52	92
1892							12.28	41	92
1891							15.92	10	92
1890							10.82	63	92
1889							21.70	1	92
1888							13.50	27	92
1887							8.57	107	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	62.5
2026	61.5
2024	61.5
2010	61.5
1945	61.3
1991	61
1977	61
2019	60.7
2004	60.7
2025	60.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	53
1940	53.6
1932	53.8
1960	54.1
1924	54.1
1971	54.2
1966	54.4
1926	54.4
1950	54.7
1947	54.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	21.70
1984	19.09
2003	18.89
2008	16.92
1895	16.78
1924	16.47
1948	16.43
2018	16.26
1903	15.96
1891	15.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	4.81
1986	5.47
1926	5.56
2006	5.62
1966	5.70
1915	5.78
1964	6.46
1904	6.54
2026	6.66
1965	6.68

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 20 May 2026, 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 18 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.03 in; 25 May 2026

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Every answer in words

Spring 2026 brought 6.66 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the driest spring since 2006, 9th driest of 140.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Richmond, VA: 96°F on Wednesday 20 May 2026, Tuesday 19 May 2026 and Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Richmond, VA: a low of 27°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Richmond, VA: 1.03 in on Monday 25 May 2026.