Richmond Weather in February
Average highs run from 30°F on February 1 to 37°F on February 28, and lows from 8°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 in over about 8 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 33°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 2.95 in
- Snowfall
- 20.0 in
- Record high
- 65°FFeb 23, 2022
- Record low
- -21°FFeb 24, 2015
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 52 min to 11 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 6.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 30°F | 8°F | 59°F 2016 | -9°F 2022 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 2 | 31°F | 8°F | 50°F 2008 | -10°F 2025 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 3 | 31°F | 8°F | 53°F 2016 | -14°F 2023 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 4 | 31°F | 8°F | 54°F 2016 | -15°F 2023 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 5 | 31°F | 8°F | 54°F 2019 | -12°F 2009 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 6 | 31°F | 8°F | 48°F 2005 | -19°F 2015 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 7 | 32°F | 8°F | 46°F 2005 | -8°F 2015 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 8 | 32°F | 8°F | 49°F 2009 | -3°F 2003 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 9 | 32°F | 9°F | 48°F 2005 | -5°F 2018 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 10 | 32°F | 9°F | 53°F 2023 | -3°F 2011 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 11 | 32°F | 9°F | 51°F 2024 | -8°F 2011 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 12 | 33°F | 9°F | 53°F 2022 | -8°F 2003 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 13 | 33°F | 9°F | 61°F 2023 | -13°F 2015 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 14 | 33°F | 10°F | 56°F 2023 | -20°F 2003 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 15 | 33°F | 10°F | 49°F 2005 | -14°F 2003 | 30% | 21% |
| Feb 16 | 34°F | 10°F | 58°F 2023 | -7°F 2003 | 30% | 21% |
| Feb 17 | 34°F | 10°F | 55°F 2022 | -8°F 2015 | 30% | 21% |
| Feb 18 | 34°F | 11°F | 55°F 2022 | -8°F 2014 | 30% | 21% |
| Feb 19 | 34°F | 11°F | 55°F 2017 | -2°F 2001 | 30% | 21% |
| Feb 20 | 35°F | 11°F | 51°F 2023 | -5°F 2015 | 30% | 20% |
| Feb 21 | 35°F | 12°F | 62°F 2018 | -17°F 2015 | 30% | 20% |
| Feb 22 | 35°F | 12°F | 54°F 2017 | 2°F 2001 | 30% | 20% |
| Feb 23 | 35°F | 12°F | 65°F 2022 | -7°F 2015 | 30% | 20% |
| Feb 24 | 36°F | 13°F | 56°F 2000 | -21°F 2015 | 31% | 20% |
| Feb 25 | 36°F | 13°F | 54°F 2016 | 0°F 2023 | 31% | 20% |
| Feb 26 | 36°F | 13°F | 52°F 2025 | -6°F 2003 | 31% | 19% |
| Feb 27 | 36°F | 14°F | 50°F 2002 | -7°F 2003 | 31% | 19% |
| Feb 28 | 37°F | 14°F | 51°F 2018 | -13°F 2015 | 31% | 19% |
| Feb 29 | 37°F | 14°F | 53°F 2016 | -4°F 2008 | 31% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- February 1
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00173046 (Gardiner), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094623, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.