Richmond Weather in February
Average highs run from 34°F on February 1 to 40°F on February 28, and lows from 13°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.94 in over about 10 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
- 37°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 2.94 in
- Snowfall
- 12.5 in
- Record high
- 71°FFeb 22, 2018
- Record low
- -35°FFeb 20, 1936
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 59 min to 11 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 18°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 | 34°F | 13°F | 63°F 1989 | -27°F 1920 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 2 | 34°F | 13°F | 58°F 1989 | -29°F 1961 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 3 | 34°F | 13°F | 55°F 1983 | -28°F 1898 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 4 | 34°F | 13°F | 58°F 1991 | -20°F 1898 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 5 | 34°F | 13°F | 62°F 1991 | -19°F 1908 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 6 | 35°F | 13°F | 60°F 1991 | -17°F 1934 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 7 | 35°F | 13°F | 52°F 1951 | -25°F 1934 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 8 | 35°F | 14°F | 60°F 1933 | -18°F 1967 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 9 | 35°F | 14°F | 55°F 1925 | -30°F 1934 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 10 | 36°F | 14°F | 55°F 1898 | -23°F 1948 | 35% | 20% |
| Feb 11 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 1981 | -19°F 1912 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 12 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 1981 | -23°F 1979 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 13 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 1984 | -22°F 1907 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 14 | 36°F | 15°F | 58°F 1984 | -14°F 1905 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 15 | 37°F | 15°F | 55°F 1908 | -21°F 1943 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 16 | 37°F | 15°F | 56°F 2023 | -32°F 1943 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 17 | 37°F | 15°F | 60°F 2006 | -20°F 1923 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 18 | 37°F | 16°F | 63°F 1981 | -31°F 1958 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 19 | 38°F | 16°F | 61°F 1981 | -19°F 1923 | 35% | 19% |
| Feb 20 | 38°F | 16°F | 64°F 1930 | -35°F 1936 | 35% | 18% |
| Feb 21 | 38°F | 16°F | 60°F 1994 | -17°F 1936 | 35% | 18% |
| Feb 22 | 38°F | 17°F | 71°F 2018 | -17°F 1918 | 36% | 18% |
| Feb 23 | 39°F | 17°F | 63°F 1997 | -21°F 1907 | 36% | 18% |
| Feb 24 | 39°F | 17°F | 65°F 2017 | -21°F 1907 | 36% | 18% |
| Feb 25 | 39°F | 17°F | 62°F 1976 | -23°F 1934 | 36% | 18% |
| Feb 26 | 39°F | 18°F | 66°F 2017 | -15°F 1910 | 36% | 17% |
| Feb 27 | 40°F | 18°F | 62°F 2002 | -19°F 1940 | 36% | 17% |
| Feb 28 | 40°F | 18°F | 61°F 2024 | -27°F 1934 | 36% | 17% |
| Feb 29 | 40°F | 18°F | 54°F 2024 | -10°F 2008 | 36% | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00198573 (Tully Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00274399, 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.