Richmond, VA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 37.6°F in Richmond, VA, the coldest winter since 2011, tied 39th coldest of 129 (with 1984).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 37.6°F; Coldest since 2011; 39th coldest of 129
Precipitation: 10.14 in; Wettest since 2025; 50th wettest of 137

A normal winter in Richmond, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.6°F, between 37.2°F and 43.6°F in eight years of ten and 9.16 in of precipitation, between 6.48 in and 12.54 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Richmond, VA since 1898: 37.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 31.8°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 37.2 to 43.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Richmond, VA from 1888 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	37.6	90	47.4	91	27.7	98	10.14	50	0
2025	39	75	49.1	64	28.9	76	10.25	46	0
2024	44	6	54.6	6	33.5	11	17.97	1	0
2023	45.1	2	55.7	2	34.5	3	9.44	63	0
2022	43.3	13	54.2	8	32.3	25	7.06	115	0
2021	39.7	62	48.5	74	30.8	48	15.40	4	0
2020	44	6	53.6	11	34.4	5	10.45	41	0
2019	41.8	26	51.4	33	32.3	25	9.76	59	0
2018	40.8	44	51.3	34	30.4	57	6.50	123	0
2017	43.7	8	53.8	10	33.7	6	7.80	103	0
2016	42.9	14	52.4	21	33.3	12	13.59	13	0
2015	37.7	87	47.1	96	28.3	85	10.40	44	0
2014	39.1	71	49.3	55	28.9	76	12.42	20	0
2013	42.8	15	52.2	22	33.3	12	10.76	36	0
2012	44.5	3	55.5	3	33.6	8	6.98	118	0
2011	37.2	99	46.6	104	27.9	96	7.83	102	0
2010	36.9	106	45.6	114	28.2	88	14.58	7	0
2009	40.6	49	50.8	43	30.4	57	6.30	124	0
2008	42.5	17	52.2	22	32.8	17	7.61	105	0
2007	42.3	21	52.6	17	32	31	6.94	120	0
2006	41.3	35	51.5	31	31.1	43	10.17	48	0
2005	41.5	34	51.2	36	31.7	39	7.18	112	0
2004	37.2	99	46.6	104	27.7	98	7.70	104	0
2003	36.3	113	44.7	119	27.9	96	9.84	57	0
2002	43.6	9	54.7	5	32.6	19	6.07	127	0
2001	37.3	97	47.5	89	27.1	105	6.99	117	0
2000	40.6	49	51	39	30.2	62	7.28	111	0
1999	42.8	15	53	15	32.5	21	11.17	31	0
1998	42.4	19	51.2	36	33.6	8	14.97	5	0
1997	41.6	31	50.8	43	32.4	23	10.55	40	0
1996	35.8	117	44.8	117	26.7	110	9.33	66	0
1995	41.7	29	51	39	32.5	21	5.24	135	0
1994	37.4	95	46.9	99	28	93	11.25	29	0
1993	40.1	55	49.5	53	30.7	49	10.15	49	0
1992	42.5	17	53.1	14	31.9	35	8.99	76	0
1991	43.5	10	54.1	9	32.9	15	8.23	93	0
1990	41.6	31	52	28	31.2	42	7.84	101	0
1989	40.4	51	51	39	29.7	66	7.01	116	0
1988	38.1	79	47.9	84	28.2	88	8.47	85	0
1987	37.5	92	47.1	96	28	93	13.25	14	0
1986	37.7	87	47.1	96	28.3	85	5.94	130	0
1985	40.1	55	50.4	46	29.9	64	8.26	92	0
1984	37.6	90	46.5	107	28.7	80	12.45	19	0
1983	41	41	49.2	60	32.9	15	8.91	79	0
1982	36.9	106	45.2	115	28.6	81	12.24	21	0
1981	37.1	103	48.1	81	26.1	114	3.80	137	0
1980	39.1	71	49.2	60	28.9	76	8.70	81	0
1979	36.1	115	46.4	109	25.7	118	15.93	3	0
1978	34.5	123	44.6	122	24.5	124	14.02	10	0
1977	33.9	126	45.8	112	22	128	6.12	125	0
1976	41	41	53.5	12	28.6	81	9.25	67	0
1975	41.3	35	52	28	30.5	53	12.89	15	0
1974	42.3	21	52.5	19	32	31	12.82	16	0
1973	40.7	47	51	39	30.4	57	8.68	82	0
1972	42.2	23	52.2	22	32.1	30	7.33	109	0
1971	37.8	85	47.6	87	28	93	9.21	69	0
1970	34.1	124	44.7	119	23.4	126	8.95	77	0
1969	35.9	116	44.6	122	27.1	105	8.27	91	0
1968	36.7	109	48.1	81	25.3	121	9.99	55	0
1967	38	80	48.7	70	27.3	103	7.92	100	0
1966	36.7	109	46.5	107	26.9	108	9.10	73	0
1965	39.1	71	49.8	50	28.4	83	8.33	89	0
1964	35.8	117	46.7	101	24.9	123	11.42	26	0
1963	35.1	121	44.8	117	25.5	120	7.17	113	0
1962	37.7	87	47.2	94	28.2	88	14.00	11	0
1961	36.6	111	47.9	84	25.2	122	11.00	32	0
1960	39.9	58	49.3	55	30.5	53	8.93	78	0
1959	37.3	97	48.2	78	26.5	111	7.61	105	0
1958	37.2	99	46.7	101	27.7	98	14.22	9	0
1957	42.4	19	52.1	26	32.8	17	12.63	18	0
1956	37.8	85	47.3	93	28.4	83	6.08	126	0
1955	37.9	84	48.7	70	27.2	104	6.70	122	0
1954	41.7	29	52.7	16	30.7	49	8.20	94	0
1953	41.8	26	51.6	30	32	31	11.20	30	0
1952	42.2	23	52.1	26	32.3	25	12.10	23	0
1951	39.3	67	49.8	50	28.9	76	5.71	132	0
1950	44.4	5	55	4	33.7	6	5.82	131	0
1949	44.5	3	54.4	7	34.6	2	10.02	54	0
1948	36.3	113	46.6	104	26.1	114	8.31	90	0
1947	40.8	44	51.5	31	30.1	63	8.45	86	0
1946	37.5	92	46	110	29	75	10.13	51	0
1945	36.9	106	45.7	113	28.1	92	8.08	99	0
1944	39.2	69	48.9	67	29.5	71	10.42	43	0
1943	39.4	64	49.3	55	29.6	69	8.18	95	0
1942	37.1	103	48.7	70	25.6	119	7.51	108	0
1941	37.4	95	47.9	84	26.8	109	5.19	136	0
1940	33.9	126	45.2	115	22.7	127	8.66	83	0
1939	41.8	26	52.6	17	31	45	10.12	52	0
1938	39.5	63	49.2	60	29.7	66	6.00	128	0
1937	41.6	31	50.1	47	33.2	14	16.84	2	0
1936	31.8	129	42	128	21.6	129	13.80	12	0
1935	37.2	99	48.1	81	26.2	113	8.86	80	0
1934	37.5	92	47.6	87	27.4	102	10.11	53	0
1933	42	25	52.2	22	31.8	38	11.42	26	0
1932	46.7	1	57.1	1	36.2	1	9.82	58	0
1931	38	80	48.3	76	27.6	101	6.96	119	0
1930	41.1	40	51.3	34	30.9	46	8.16	97	0
1929	39.4	64	49	66	29.7	66	8.18	95	0
1928	40.1	55	49.9	48	30.3	61	9.09	74	0
1927	40.4	51	48.8	68	31.9	35	8.10	98	0
1926	39.3	67	48.2	78	30.4	57	10.79	35	0
1925	41.3	35	50.5	45	32	31	9.72	60	0
1924	41.3	35	51.2	36	31.4	41	7.60	107	0
1923	39.9	58	48.6	73	31.1	43	10.84	34	0
1922	39.2	69	47.5	89	30.9	46	11.41	28	0
1921	40.9	43	49.4	54	32.4	23	9.18	70	1
1920	35.2	120	44.3	125	26.1	114	10.99	33	0
1919	41.3	35	49.9	48	32.6	19	10.65	39	0
1918	32.8	128	41.6	129	24	125	8.44	87	0
1917	38.8	78	48.4	75	29.2	74	8.66	83	0
1916	40.2	54	49.7	52	30.6	51	7.12	114	0
1915	39.4	64	47.2	94	31.7	39	14.28	8	0
1914	39.8	61	49.1	64	30.6	51	9.09	74	0
1913	43.4	12	53.2	13	33.6	8	6.88	121	0
1912	35.7	119	44.4	124	27.1	105	10.45	41	0
1911	38.9	77	48.2	78	29.6	69	8.35	88	0
1910	38	80	46.8	100	29.3	73	9.35	65	0
1909	43.5	10	52.5	19	34.5	3	10.66	38	0
1908	39	75	47.4	91	30.5	53	11.75	25	0
1907	39.9	58	49.3	55	30.5	53	5.64	133	0
1906	40.8	44	49.3	55	32.2	28	12.21	22	0
1905	34.1	124	42.3	127	25.9	117	10.32	45	0
1904	34.6	122	42.9	126	26.3	112	7.33	109	0
1903	40.3	53	48.8	68	31.9	35	12.75	17	0
1902	36.5	112	44.7	119	28.3	85			0
1901	38	80	46.7	101	29.4	72	5.95	129	0
1900	39.1	71	48.3	76	29.9	64	9.46	61	0
1899	37.1	103	46	110	28.2	88	10.74	37	0
1898	40.7	47	49.2	60	32.2	28			0
1897							9.15	71	31
1896							9.15	71	91
1895							9.38	64	90
1894							10.25	46	90
1893							9.99	55	90
1892							9.45	62	91
1891							14.95	6	90
1890							5.45	134	90
1889							12.00	24	90
1888							9.22	68	91

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	46.7
2023	45.1
2012	44.5
1949	44.5
1950	44.4
2024	44
2020	44
2017	43.7
2002	43.6
1991	43.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	31.8
1918	32.8
1977	33.9
1940	33.9
1970	34.1
1905	34.1
1978	34.5
1904	34.6
1963	35.1
1920	35.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	17.97
1937	16.84
1979	15.93
2021	15.40
1998	14.97
1891	14.95
2010	14.58
1915	14.28
1958	14.22
1978	14.02

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	3.80
1941	5.19
1995	5.24
1890	5.45
1907	5.64
1951	5.71
1950	5.82
1986	5.94
1901	5.95
1938	6.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 69°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: 9°F; 8 February 2026, 29 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.91 in; 10 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 10.14 in of precipitation in Richmond, VA, the wettest winter since 2025, 50th wettest of 137.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Richmond, VA: 69°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Richmond, VA: a low of 9°F on Sunday 8 February 2026 and Thursday 29 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Richmond, VA: 1.91 in on Saturday 10 January 2026.