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 Weather Days by Month
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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
↑ See chart| 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
↑ See chart| 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 |