Richmond Weather in October
Average highs run from 68°F on October 1 to 53°F on October 31, and lows from 45°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.01 in over about 12 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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 3.01 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 89°FOct 4, 2025
- Record low
- 14°FOct 29, 1988
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 11 h 44 min to 10 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 68°F | 45°F | 88°F 2021 | 29°F 2003 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 67°F | 44°F | 88°F 2021 | 24°F 2003 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 67°F | 44°F | 85°F 2006 | 25°F 2003 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 66°F | 44°F | 89°F 2025 | 27°F 1989 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 2005 | 27°F 2004 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 65°F | 43°F | 88°F 1997 | 27°F 2004 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 65°F | 43°F | 88°F 2007 | 24°F 1987 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 88°F 2007 | 24°F 1987 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 64°F | 42°F | 85°F 2007 | 26°F 2000 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 64°F | 42°F | 88°F 2010 | 27°F 1987 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 2010 | 24°F 1987 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 12 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 2010 | 22°F 1988 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 13 | 62°F | 41°F | 83°F 1995 | 22°F 1988 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 14 | 62°F | 40°F | 80°F 1995 | 27°F 1993 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 15 | 61°F | 40°F | 82°F 1989 | 26°F 2006 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 16 | 61°F | 40°F | 81°F 1999 | 26°F 2006 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 17 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 1998 | 28°F 1989 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 18 | 60°F | 39°F | 83°F 2016 | 24°F 1992 | 38% | 0% |
| Oct 19 | 59°F | 39°F | 77°F 2025 | 19°F 1992 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 20 | 59°F | 38°F | 78°F 2000 | 20°F 1992 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 21 | 58°F | 38°F | 80°F 2003 | 23°F 2018 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 22 | 58°F | 38°F | 80°F 2024 | 24°F 1987 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 23 | 57°F | 37°F | 79°F 2022 | 26°F 2013 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 24 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 1991 | 22°F 1987 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 25 | 56°F | 37°F | 81°F 2023 | 22°F 1999 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 26 | 56°F | 36°F | 78°F 1989 | 24°F 2006 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 27 | 55°F | 36°F | 75°F 1998 | 26°F 1987 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 28 | 55°F | 36°F | 76°F 2014 | 23°F 1988 | 36% | 1% |
| Oct 29 | 54°F | 35°F | 72°F 1989 | 14°F 1988 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 30 | 54°F | 35°F | 82°F 2024 | 18°F 1988 | 35% | 1% |
| Oct 31 | 53°F | 35°F | 76°F 2024 | 24°F 1996 | 35% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00479190 (Whitewater), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470045, 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.