Richmond Weather in October
Average highs run from 76°F on October 1 to 66°F on October 31, and lows from 55°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 8 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 71°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 3.39 in
- Record high
- 99°FOct 6, 1941
- Record low
- 21°FOct 27, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 34%
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 min to 10 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 76°F | 55°F | 94°F 1954 | 35°F 1947 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 76°F | 55°F | 98°F 2019 | 33°F 1947 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 75°F | 54°F | 97°F 2019 | 31°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 75°F | 54°F | 94°F 1941 | 28°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 75°F | 54°F | 97°F 1941 | 32°F 1965 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 74°F | 53°F | 99°F 1941 | 33°F 1965 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 74°F | 53°F | 95°F 1941 | 34°F 1966 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 74°F | 52°F | 95°F 1941 | 33°F 1964 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 73°F | 52°F | 95°F 2007 | 33°F 1988 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 73°F | 51°F | 92°F 1939 | 36°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 73°F | 51°F | 88°F 2010 | 32°F 1964 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 72°F | 51°F | 87°F 1954 | 29°F 1964 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 72°F | 50°F | 90°F 1954 | 32°F 1988 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 72°F | 50°F | 87°F 1970 | 27°F 1988 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 71°F | 49°F | 90°F 1985 | 32°F 1939 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 71°F | 49°F | 88°F 2008 | 32°F 1939 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 71°F | 48°F | 85°F 1968 | 33°F 1973 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 70°F | 48°F | 84°F 1968 | 28°F 1977 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 70°F | 48°F | 87°F 2016 | 28°F 1976 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 70°F | 47°F | 89°F 1984 | 27°F 1940 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 21 | 69°F | 47°F | 86°F 1993 | 26°F 1940 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 22 | 69°F | 47°F | 84°F 1947 | 24°F 1974 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 23 | 69°F | 46°F | 87°F 1947 | 27°F 1976 | 27% | 0% |
| Oct 24 | 68°F | 46°F | 86°F 2001 | 27°F 1969 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 25 | 68°F | 45°F | 80°F 1975 | 28°F 1962 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 26 | 68°F | 45°F | 83°F 1939 | 30°F 1960 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 27 | 67°F | 45°F | 85°F 1984 | 21°F 1962 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 28 | 67°F | 44°F | 86°F 1984 | 25°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 29 | 66°F | 44°F | 86°F 1984 | 22°F 1976 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 30 | 66°F | 44°F | 86°F 1946 | 23°F 1965 | 28% | 0% |
| Oct 31 | 66°F | 43°F | 85°F 1950 | 27°F 1963 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:53 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013740 (Richmond Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013740, 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.