Richmond, Kentucky Climate

United States

Pop. 33,533 Elev. 293 m / 961 ft TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·

Summers in Richmond are warm, with July highs around 88°F (31°C), while winters are frigid with January lows of 23°F (-5°C). Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 103°F (39°C). Expect around 79 rainy days annually (51.3 in / 1302 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 29 in (727 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 126 sunny days per year and around 48 thunderstorm days.

Temperature 88°F (31°C) high 23°F (-5°C) low
Feels like 103°F (39°C) high 17°F (-8°C) low
Rain 79 days 51.3 in (1302 mm) /yr
Snow 4 days 28.6 in (727 mm) /yr
Sky 126 sunny 48 stormy
Wind 2.6 mph (1.2 m/s) avg

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Best months to visit: Mar, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
52
Jan
64
Feb
56
Mar
71
Apr
74
May
56
Jun
53
Jul
41
Aug
41
Sep
39
Oct
55
Nov
71
Dec
Humidity (%)
61
Jan
62
Feb
48
Mar
61
Apr
71
May
74
Jun
74
Jul
63
Aug
64
Sep
67
Oct
67
Nov
69
Dec

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Commercial airport 26 mi Blue Grass Airport (LEX)
Ski resort 102 mi Perfect North Slopes
National park 17 mi Camp Nelson National Monument
Mountain peak (5,817 ft) 152 mi Balsam Point
Hospital 1 mi Baptist Health Richmond
Hiking trail 13 mi West Barton Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 38°F 3°C 23°F -5°C 3.8 in 96 mm 9.5 in240 mm 13
February 52°F 11°C 32°F 0°C 6.2 in 156 mm 11.1 in281 mm 7
March 65°F 18°C 42°F 5°C 3.9 in 100 mm 0.4 in9 mm 11
April 71°F 22°C 51°F 11°C 6.3 in 161 mm 5
May 73°F 23°C 57°F 14°C 7.3 in 186 mm 2
June 84°F 29°C 68°F 20°C 4.4 in 111 mm 10
July 88°F 31°C 72°F 22°C 3.7 in 93 mm 11
August 86°F 30°C 66°F 19°C 0.9 in 23 mm 17
September 83°F 28°C 60°F 15°C 3.7 in 94 mm 17
October 69°F 21°C 50°F 10°C 5.4 in 137 mm 18
November 57°F 14°C 40°F 4°C 3.3 in 83 mm 0.4 in10 mm 11
December 48°F 9°C 33°F 0°C 2.5 in 62 mm 7.4 in187 mm 4

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 13 1
February 7 4
March 11 3
April 5 6
May 2 8
June 10 6
July 11 7
August 17 1
September 17 6
October 18 3
November 11 3
December 4 0