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Best time to visit Richmond

October is the best time to visit Richmond for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

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 October comfort 92/100
The least cloud October 47 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 75 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 8.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 92 21 °C 7
2 May 87 25 °C 11
3 April 86 20 °C 9
4 September 82 26 °C 9
5 June 72 29 °C 11
6 November 69 15 °C 8
7 August 66 30 °C 12
8 March 63 15 °C 10
9 July 60 31 °C 13
10 February 48 10 °C 8
11 December 48 10.0 °C 9
12 January 41 8.2 °C 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 8.2 °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 8.2 °C 86 mm 54 %
February 10.1 °C 75 mm 56 %
March 14.6 °C 102 mm 56 %
April 20.3 °C 81 mm 55 %
May 24.7 °C 84 mm 58 %
June 29.1 °C 98 mm 58 %
July 31.4 °C 107 mm 56 %
August 30.1 °C 105 mm 55 %
September 26.5 °C 111 mm 53 %
October 20.8 °C 94 mm 47 %
November 14.8 °C 82 mm 49 %
December 10.0 °C 90 mm 55 %

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.