Richmond, VA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 78.6°F in Richmond, VA, the warmest summer since 2024, 11th warmest of 130.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 78.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 11th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 18.59 in; Wettest since 2020; 26th wettest of 140

A normal summer in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 78.2°F, between 75.2°F and 79.2°F in eight years of ten and 13.24 in of precipitation, between 7.53 in and 20.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Richmond, VA since 1897: 78.6°F in 2026; the highest is 81.3°F, in 2010.

Normal range, 75.2 to 79.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	78.6	11	88.6	24	68.6	12	18.59	26	0
2025	77.7	30	86.9	61	68.5	13	16.82	35	0
2024	79.3	5	89.4	10	69.3	5	15.13	47	0
2023	77.5	34	87.6	43	67.5	31	11.54	94	0
2022	78.3	17	88.6	24	67.9	22	12.13	87	0
2021	78.5	12	88.1	31	69	6	17.82	30	0
2020	79.2	6	88.8	19	69.6	3	23.39	6	0
2019	78.8	8	89.3	11	68.3	19	13.65	68	0
2018	78.1	23	87.6	43	68.5	13	22.35	8	0
2017	77.7	30	87.7	39	67.6	28	10.52	103	0
2016	78.3	17	88	33	68.5	13	12.81	81	0
2015	78.2	20	87.8	37	68.7	11	14.57	54	0
2014	77.5	34	87.6	43	67.5	31	9.63	115	0
2013	77.7	30	86.6	73	68.8	9	19.99	15	0
2012	78.4	15	88.6	24	68.2	20	13.06	78	0
2011	79.7	2	90.4	2	68.9	8	13.76	65	0
2010	81.3	1	92.3	1	70.2	1	5.93	138	0
2009	77.5	34	87.3	51	67.7	25	11.75	91	0
2008	78.4	15	89.7	6	67.2	39	13.42	75	0
2007	78.3	17	89.1	13	67.5	31	13.72	66	0
2006	79	7	89.1	13	69	6	18.41	28	0
2005	79.5	4	89	16	70	2	13.03	79	0
2004	76.3	69	84.9	109	67.7	25	32.65	1	0
2003	76.3	69	85.2	101	67.5	31	17.79	32	0
2002	78.5	12	90.1	4	67	44	6.37	134	0
2001	76	80	86.2	79	65.8	84	14.34	58	0
2000	75	110	83.9	122	66	73	18.40	29	0
1999	76.6	60	86.5	76	66.8	49	11.06	96	0
1998	76.9	52	87.2	53	66.5	52	8.67	118	0
1997	75	110	85.9	83	64.2	117	8.47	120	0
1996	75.2	103	84.6	114	65.8	84	15.26	45	0
1995	78	26	88.7	20	67.2	39	7.33	130	0
1994	78.2	20	88.7	20	67.6	28	11.73	92	0
1993	78.7	9	90	5	67.3	37	7.55	127	0
1992	74.7	116	84.8	112	64.5	113	14.36	57	0
1991	78.2	20	88.5	28	67.9	22	13.03	79	0
1990	77.1	50	87.7	39	66.5	52	13.47	73	0
1989	76.4	64	85.5	92	67.2	39	14.74	51	0
1988	77.5	34	88.7	20	66.3	59	12.70	82	0
1987	78.5	12	89.6	7	67.5	31	8.60	119	0
1986	77.1	50	87.6	43	66.5	52	15.06	48	0
1985	76.9	52	87.8	37	66.1	69	19.90	16	0
1984	76.9	52	87.7	39	66	73	10.14	107	0
1983	77.6	33	89.1	13	66	73	6.94	132	0
1982	75.7	88	84.2	119	67.1	43	17.57	33	0
1981	77.5	34	87.4	50	67.6	28	10.59	101	0
1980	77.9	27	89.6	7	66.1	69	7.71	123	0
1979	75.2	103	85.1	104	65.3	98	13.86	64	0
1978	77.4	42	88.6	24	66.3	59	15.43	43	0
1977	78.1	23	90.3	3	65.9	77	11.60	93	0
1976	75.9	83	87.9	34	63.8	121	6.83	133	0
1975	76.1	76	86.6	73	65.6	92	18.60	25	0
1974	74.4	120	85	107	63.8	121	10.89	99	0
1973	76.9	52	86.9	61	67	44	10.43	105	0
1972	74.1	125	83.7	124	64.6	112	18.46	27	0
1971	75.5	95	85.2	101	65.9	77	12.23	86	0
1970	77.3	44	88.7	20	65.9	77	7.55	127	0
1969	76.3	69	86.1	80	66.5	52	27.57	2	0
1968	77.5	34	88.2	30	66.8	49	10.01	110	0
1967	74.7	116	85.7	88	63.8	121	15.23	46	0
1966	74.1	125	85.3	98	62.9	128	7.92	122	0
1965	73.8	128	83.8	123	63.9	120	10.53	102	0
1964	73.9	127	84.4	116	63.4	126	18.74	24	0
1963	74.6	118	86.4	77	62.8	129	11.28	95	0
1962	74.5	119	85.4	96	63.5	125	13.59	71	0
1961	76.1	76	87.1	57	65.2	102	13.24	76	0
1960	75.8	87	86.9	61	64.8	109	15.45	42	0
1959	77.3	44	87	59	67.5	31	22.05	10	0
1958	76	80	85.7	88	66.3	59	19.13	20	0
1957	76.4	64	87.1	57	65.7	90	13.18	77	0
1956	76.3	69	86.9	61	65.7	90	15.88	38	0
1955	76.7	57	86.6	73	66.9	46	25.09	4	0
1954	76.7	57	88.3	29	65	107	6.34	135	0
1953	77.5	34	89	16	66	73	6.09	137	0
1952	78.1	23	89.3	11	66.9	46	13.62	69	0
1951	76.3	69	86.7	67	65.8	84	13.71	67	0
1950	75.5	95	86.1	80	64.8	109	11.00	97	0
1949	77.3	44	86.8	66	67.8	24	18.86	23	0
1948	76.1	76	86.9	61	65.3	98	14.59	53	0
1947	75.2	103	85.5	92	65	107	9.68	114	0
1946	73.7	129	83.6	126	63.7	124	16.52	36	0
1945	75.7	88	85.5	92	65.9	77	23.50	5	0
1944	76.5	63	87.5	47	65.6	92	15.62	40	0
1943	78.7	9	88.9	18	68.5	13	7.54	129	0
1942	76.6	60	86.7	67	66.5	52	15.43	43	0
1941	75.7	88	87.2	53	64.3	116	7.70	124	0
1940	74.8	114	85.2	101	64.4	114	17.80	31	0
1939	76.4	64	86.7	67	66.2	63	18.98	21	0
1938	75.6	94	86.1	80	65.2	102	22.08	9	0
1937	76.7	57	87.2	53	66.2	63	21.87	11	0
1936	76.4	64	87.5	47	65.4	96	9.96	111	0
1935	75.3	100	85.6	91	65.1	105	15.54	41	0
1934	77.3	44	87	59	67.7	25	10.09	108	0
1933	75.1	106	85.8	86	64.4	114	15.06	48	1
1932	76.2	74	87.7	39	64.7	111	6.19	136	0
1931	75.7	88	85.8	86	65.6	92	18.87	22	0
1930	74.9	113	86.7	67	63	127	12.04	88	0
1929	75.1	106	85	107	65.3	98	7.59	126	0
1928	76.4	64	85.5	92	67.3	37	17.19	34	0
1927	72.2	130	81.7	130	62.8	129	19.41	17	0
1926	75.7	88	85.3	98	66.1	69	14.60	52	0
1925	77.3	44	87.9	34	66.6	51	7.11	131	0
1924	74.8	114	84	120	65.6	92	10.23	106	0
1923	75.9	83	85.9	83	65.8	84	19.37	18	0
1922	75	110	83.7	124	66.2	63	22.68	7	0
1921	77.2	49	88.1	31	66.2	63	4.46	140	0
1920	74.3	122	83.5	127	65.1	105	21.08	12	0
1919	75.3	100	84.7	113	65.8	84	16.44	37	0
1918	74.4	120	84.6	114	64.2	117	9.17	117	0
1917	75.4	97	84.9	109	65.9	77	14.33	59	0
1916	75.1	106	84.4	116	65.9	77	15.66	39	0
1915	75.4	97	84.9	109	65.9	77	13.53	72	0
1914	76.8	56	87.2	53	66.4	58	7.67	125	0
1913	76	80	85.9	83	66.1	69	12.02	89	0
1912	75.4	97	85.7	88	65.2	102	5.24	139	0
1911	77.4	42	87.9	34	66.9	46	10.66	100	0
1910	74.2	124	83.1	129	65.4	96	14.97	50	0
1909	75.7	88	85.3	98	66.2	63	9.85	113	0
1908	75.3	100	84.4	116	66.2	63	20.49	14	0
1907	74.3	122	83.4	128	65.3	98	14.51	55	0
1906	76.6	60	85.1	104	68.2	20	20.57	13	0
1905	76.2	74	85.1	104	67.2	39	10.98	98	0
1904	75.9	83	85.4	96	66.5	52	14.19	60	0
1903	75.1	106	84	120	66.3	59	14.11	62	0
1902	76.1	76	86.4	77	65.8	84	14.12	61	0
1901	77.8	29	86.7	67	68.8	9	14.37	56	0
1900	79.6	3	89.6	7	69.6	3	9.87	112	0
1899	77.9	27	87.3	51	68.5	13	12.24	85	0
1898	77.5	34	86.7	67	68.4	18	13.44	74	0
1897	75.9	83	87.5	47	64.2	117	8.32	121	0
1896							14.05	63	92
1895							10.08	109	92
1894							12.48	83	92
1893							9.29	116	92
1892							11.90	90	92
1891							13.61	70	92
1890							12.30	84	92
1889							25.93	3	92
1888							10.48	104	92
1887							19.30	19	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2010	81.3
2011	79.7
1900	79.6
2005	79.5
2024	79.3
2020	79.2
2006	79
2019	78.8
1993	78.7
1943	78.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	72.2
1946	73.7
1965	73.8
1964	73.9
1972	74.1
1966	74.1
1910	74.2
1920	74.3
1907	74.3
1974	74.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	32.65
1969	27.57
1889	25.93
1955	25.09
1945	23.50
2020	23.39
1922	22.68
2018	22.35
1938	22.08
1959	22.05

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1921	4.46
1912	5.24
2010	5.93
1953	6.09
1932	6.19
1954	6.34
2002	6.37
1976	6.83
1983	6.94
1925	7.11

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 4 July 2026, 12 June 2026
Coldest night: 54°F; 4 June 2026, 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.02 in; 12 July 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 18.59 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the wettest summer since 2020, 26th wettest of 140.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Richmond, VA: 100°F on Saturday 4 July 2026 and Friday 12 June 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Richmond, VA: a low of 54°F on Thursday 4 June 2026 and Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Richmond, VA: 2.02 in on Sunday 12 July 2026.