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Modesto, CA vs Richmond, VA weather comparison

Modesto

CA

Modesto has around 71 fewer freezing nights a year.

Modesto sees rain or snow on roughly 65 fewer days each year. Modesto endures about 46 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Modesto, CA and Richmond, VA
ModestoMetricRichmond
275 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies209 days
12 inPrecipitationper year44 in
54 daysWet daysrain or snow per year118 days
0 inSnowfallper year9 in
90 daysHot daysabove 90 °F44 days
12 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F83 days
57%Humidityaverage relative70%
63 °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.

ModestoRichmond

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 56 °FModesto, Feb: 62 °FModesto, Mar: 68 °FModesto, Apr: 74 °FModesto, May: 82 °FModesto, Jun: 90 °FModesto, Jul: 95 °FModesto, Aug: 93 °FModesto, Sep: 89 °FModesto, Oct: 79 °FModesto, Nov: 66 °FModesto, Dec: 56 °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

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 39 °FModesto, Feb: 42 °FModesto, Mar: 45 °FModesto, Apr: 49 °FModesto, May: 54 °FModesto, Jun: 59 °FModesto, Jul: 63 °FModesto, Aug: 62 °FModesto, Sep: 59 °FModesto, Oct: 52 °FModesto, Nov: 43 °FModesto, Dec: 39 °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
Modesto high566268748290959389796656
Richmond high475159707885898781706051
Modesto low394245495459636259524339
Richmond low283036465564686760483831

Monthly precipitation

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

ModestoRichmond
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 2.4 inModesto, Feb: 2.2 inModesto, Mar: 1.9 inModesto, Apr: 1.0 inModesto, May: 0.5 inModesto, Jun: 0.1 inModesto, Jul: 0.0 inModesto, Aug: 0.0 inModesto, Sep: 0.1 inModesto, Oct: 0.6 inModesto, Nov: 1.2 inModesto, Dec: 2.3 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
Modesto2.42.21.91.00.50.10.00.00.10.61.22.3
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.

ModestoRichmond
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovModesto, Jan: 15 daysModesto, Feb: 15 daysModesto, Mar: 18 daysModesto, Apr: 21 daysModesto, May: 25 daysModesto, Jun: 28 daysModesto, Jul: 30 daysModesto, Aug: 30 daysModesto, Sep: 29 daysModesto, Oct: 27 daysModesto, Nov: 20 daysModesto, Dec: 17 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
Modesto151518212528303029272017
Richmond171517171616181918201817

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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).