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Best time to visit Richmond

July is the best time to visit Richmond for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 94/100
A beach holiday August sea 16 °C
The least cloud July 45 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 50 mm
Warmth August 23 °C
Cooler weather December 5.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 94 23 °C 7 55
2 August 93 23 °C 7 56
3 September 85 20 °C 10 31
4 June 84 19 °C 11 28
5 May 72 17 °C 12 16
6 October 55 14 °C 16 0
7 April 50 13 °C 16 0
8 March 34 9.8 °C 19 0
9 February 30 7.7 °C 15 0
10 November 30 8.7 °C 20 0
11 January 20 6.2 °C 19 0
12 December 19 5.7 °C 19 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 16 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.1 °C 6.2 °C 77 % 0
February 7.2 °C 7.7 °C 71 % 0
March 7.9 °C 9.8 °C 73 % 0
April 9.6 °C 13 °C 69 % 0
May 12 °C 17 °C 64 % 16
June 14 °C 19 °C 62 % 28
July 16 °C 23 °C 45 % 55
August 16 °C 23 °C 46 % 56
September 14 °C 20 °C 54 % 31
October 11 °C 14 °C 70 % 0
November 9.1 °C 8.7 °C 78 % 0
December 7.7 °C 5.7 °C 80 % 0

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 5.7 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.