Richmond climate
Richmond is warmest in August, with average highs of 23 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.6 °C. November is the wettest month (333 mm) and July the driest (50 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Richmond averages 2,194 mm of rain, 21 days above 25 °C and 30 days below freezing.
Canada · population 209,937 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 23 °C
- Coldest month January 1.6 °C
- Driest month July 50 mm
- Wettest month November 333 mm
- Least cloud July 45 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 34 °C
- Coldest on record January -13 °C
- Warmest sea August 16 °C
What to expectRichmond through the year
Richmond has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.2 °C in January to 23 °C in August, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 21 days a year reach 25 °C, 2 of them reach 30 °C, 30 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 34 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 333 mm against 50 mm in July — 6.6 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Richmond is warmest in August at 16 °C and coldest in January at 7.1 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2 °C | 295 mm | 77 % |
| February | 7.7 °C | 186 mm | 71 % |
| March | 9.8 °C | 243 mm | 73 % |
| April | 12.9 °C | 166 mm | 69 % |
| May | 16.8 °C | 113 mm | 64 % |
| June | 19.3 °C | 91 mm | 62 % |
| July | 22.7 °C | 50 mm | 45 % |
| August | 22.9 °C | 71 mm | 46 % |
| September | 19.6 °C | 116 mm | 54 % |
| October | 13.7 °C | 234 mm | 70 % |
| November | 8.7 °C | 333 mm | 78 % |
| December | 5.7 °C | 295 mm | 80 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2 °C | 1.6 °C | 3.6 °C | 13.2 °C | -13.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| February | 7.7 °C | 1.8 °C | 4.3 °C | 16.3 °C | -10.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| March | 9.8 °C | 3.2 °C | 6.1 °C | 20.0 °C | -4.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| April | 12.9 °C | 5.4 °C | 8.8 °C | 25.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 16.8 °C | 8.9 °C | 12.6 °C | 27.2 °C | 2.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 19.3 °C | 11.8 °C | 15.3 °C | 31.3 °C | 6.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 22.7 °C | 14.4 °C | 18.3 °C | 34.1 °C | 8.7 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 22.9 °C | 14.7 °C | 18.5 °C | 32.0 °C | 9.5 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 19.6 °C | 12.3 °C | 15.6 °C | 30.5 °C | 5.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.7 °C | 8.2 °C | 10.6 °C | 24.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 8.7 °C | 4.4 °C | 6.3 °C | 16.8 °C | -10.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 5.7 °C | 1.8 °C | 3.6 °C | 12.3 °C | -12.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 295 mm | 19 | 8.7 h/day | 77 % | 85 % | 13 km/h | 7.1 °C |
| February | 186 mm | 15 | 10 h/day | 71 % | 81 % | 13 km/h | 7.2 °C |
| March | 243 mm | 19 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 81 % | 13 km/h | 7.9 °C |
| April | 166 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 78 % | 12 km/h | 9.6 °C |
| May | 113 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 64 % | 75 % | 11 km/h | 12.2 °C |
| June | 91 mm | 11 | 16 h/day | 62 % | 74 % | 11 km/h | 14.4 °C |
| July | 50 mm | 7 | 16 h/day | 45 % | 72 % | 10 km/h | 16.1 °C |
| August | 71 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 46 % | 74 % | 10 km/h | 16.3 °C |
| September | 116 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 79 % | 10 km/h | 14.3 °C |
| October | 234 mm | 16 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 84 % | 12 km/h | 11.3 °C |
| November | 333 mm | 20 | 9.1 h/day | 78 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 9.1 °C |
| December | 295 mm | 19 | 8.2 h/day | 80 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 7.7 °C |
How Richmond compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 23 °C | 1.6 °C | 2,194 mm | 21 |
| Vancouver · Canada | 23 °C | 1.4 °C | 2,218 mm | 19 |
| Burnaby · Canada | 23 °C | 0.9 °C | 2,265 mm | 28 |
| Surrey · Canada | 24 °C | 0.1 °C | 1,606 mm | 32 |
| Victoria · Canada | 21 °C | 3.1 °C | 1,012 mm | 9 |
| Seattle · United States | 25 °C | 1.8 °C | 1,296 mm | 39 |
Where Richmond ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in July | 5th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in August | 7th of 50 | 93/100 |
| The coolest places in North America in June | 8th of 50 | 19 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in May | 11th of 50 | 17 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in October | 19th of 50 | 14 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in September | 19th of 50 | 20 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Richmond.
QuestionsCommon questions about Richmond’s climate
When is the best time to visit Richmond?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Richmond get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 23 °C. About 2 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 34 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 30 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Richmond?
November, averaging 333 mm over 20 days with rain. The driest month is July with 50 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,194 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Richmond rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 49.170°, -123.137° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.