Weather in Richmond in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Richmond in December
Going from a maximum of +68°F during the day to a minimum of +25°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +55°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +55°F to +52°F.
Is Richmond warm or cold in December?
Richmond is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +61°F to +52°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +41°F to +36°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Richmond, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Richmond in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +52°F | +48°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +5°F | -8°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +79°F | +77°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 81 mm | 73 mm | 62 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 70% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +61°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +52°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 81 mm to 73 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 8 sunny days in November to 7 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Richmond is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Richmond.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Richmond?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Richmond in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+66°F) and the highest in 2023 (+72°F). The driest year was 1986 with only 663 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1563 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Richmond, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.