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Milwaukee, WI vs Richmond, VA weather comparison

Milwaukee

WI

Milwaukee picks up around 34 more inches of snow each winter.

Richmond endures about 28 more days above 90 °F each year. Richmond has around 50 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Milwaukee, WI and Richmond, VA
MilwaukeeMetricRichmond
181 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
35 inPrecipitationper year44 in
128 daysWet daysrain or snow per year118 days
44 inSnowfallper year9 in
16 daysHot daysabove 90 °F44 days
133 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F83 days
71%Humidityaverage relative70%
49 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

MilwaukeeRichmond

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovMilwaukee, Jan: 30 °FMilwaukee, Feb: 34 °FMilwaukee, Mar: 44 °FMilwaukee, Apr: 56 °FMilwaukee, May: 68 °FMilwaukee, Jun: 78 °FMilwaukee, Jul: 83 °FMilwaukee, Aug: 81 °FMilwaukee, Sep: 74 °FMilwaukee, Oct: 61 °FMilwaukee, Nov: 47 °FMilwaukee, Dec: 36 °FRichmond, Jan: 47 °FRichmond, Feb: 51 °FRichmond, Mar: 59 °FRichmond, Apr: 70 °FRichmond, May: 78 °FRichmond, Jun: 85 °FRichmond, Jul: 89 °FRichmond, Aug: 87 °FRichmond, Sep: 81 °FRichmond, Oct: 70 °FRichmond, Nov: 60 °FRichmond, Dec: 51 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovMilwaukee, Jan: 15 °FMilwaukee, Feb: 17 °FMilwaukee, Mar: 26 °FMilwaukee, Apr: 37 °FMilwaukee, May: 47 °FMilwaukee, Jun: 58 °FMilwaukee, Jul: 63 °FMilwaukee, Aug: 62 °FMilwaukee, Sep: 54 °FMilwaukee, Oct: 42 °FMilwaukee, Nov: 30 °FMilwaukee, Dec: 21 °FRichmond, Jan: 28 °FRichmond, Feb: 30 °FRichmond, Mar: 36 °FRichmond, Apr: 46 °FRichmond, May: 55 °FRichmond, Jun: 64 °FRichmond, Jul: 68 °FRichmond, Aug: 67 °FRichmond, Sep: 60 °FRichmond, Oct: 48 °FRichmond, Nov: 38 °FRichmond, Dec: 31 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Milwaukee high303444566878838174614736
Richmond high475159707885898781706051
Milwaukee low151726374758636254423021
Richmond low283036465564686760483831

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

MilwaukeeRichmond
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovMilwaukee, Jan: 2.0 inMilwaukee, Feb: 1.9 inMilwaukee, Mar: 2.4 inMilwaukee, Apr: 4.1 inMilwaukee, May: 3.6 inMilwaukee, Jun: 3.5 inMilwaukee, Jul: 3.2 inMilwaukee, Aug: 3.6 inMilwaukee, Sep: 3.0 inMilwaukee, Oct: 3.1 inMilwaukee, Nov: 2.4 inMilwaukee, Dec: 2.2 inRichmond, Jan: 3.4 inRichmond, Feb: 3.0 inRichmond, Mar: 4.0 inRichmond, Apr: 3.2 inRichmond, May: 3.2 inRichmond, Jun: 3.8 inRichmond, Jul: 4.2 inRichmond, Aug: 4.3 inRichmond, Sep: 4.4 inRichmond, Oct: 3.7 inRichmond, Nov: 3.2 inRichmond, Dec: 3.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Milwaukee2.01.92.44.13.63.53.23.63.03.12.42.2
Richmond3.43.04.03.23.23.84.24.34.43.73.23.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

MilwaukeeRichmond
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovMilwaukee, Jan: 11 daysMilwaukee, Feb: 12 daysMilwaukee, Mar: 14 daysMilwaukee, Apr: 14 daysMilwaukee, May: 15 daysMilwaukee, Jun: 16 daysMilwaukee, Jul: 21 daysMilwaukee, Aug: 20 daysMilwaukee, Sep: 19 daysMilwaukee, Oct: 16 daysMilwaukee, Nov: 13 daysMilwaukee, Dec: 11 daysRichmond, Jan: 17 daysRichmond, Feb: 15 daysRichmond, Mar: 17 daysRichmond, Apr: 17 daysRichmond, May: 16 daysRichmond, Jun: 16 daysRichmond, Jul: 18 daysRichmond, Aug: 19 daysRichmond, Sep: 18 daysRichmond, Oct: 20 daysRichmond, Nov: 18 daysRichmond, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Milwaukee111214141516212019161311
Richmond171517171616181918201817

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).