Year in Review
RVA Weather 2026
The 2026 year-to-date weather story for Richmond, Virginia — records, totals, and extremes computed from official KRIC airport climate records. Data through Oct 14.
2026 by the numbers
100°F
Hottest day
Jun 12
9°F
Coldest day
Jan 29
56
Days at 90°F+
avg 48 · 2020–2025
39.2"
Total precipitation
avg 48.9" · 2020–2025
2
Heavy rain days (2"+)
24-hour totals of 2 inches or more
76°F
Warmest overnight low
Single-night minimum
199
Frost-free days
spring: Mar 29
Jul · 7.3"
Wettest month
Monthly precipitation total
Monthly rainfall
2026 monthly precipitation at KRIC (year to date), compared with the 2020–2025 average.
- 2026 (in)
- Multi-year avg (in)
Biggest rain days
The five heaviest 24-hour precipitation totals at KRIC in 2026.
1
Sep 12
2.35"
2
Jul 12
2.02"
3
Jan 10
1.91"
4
Jul 22
1.73"
5
Jun 28
1.71"
Want the longer story?
These yearly recaps sit inside a decades-long picture of Richmond's shifting climate — warmer nights, longer growing seasons, and heavier downpours.
Explore RVA Climate Shifts