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Richmond, VA vs Tacoma, WA weather comparison

Richmond

VA

Richmond endures about 43 more days above 90 °F each year.

Tacoma has around 56 fewer freezing nights a year. Richmond enjoys about 60 more sunny days a year than Tacoma.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Richmond, VA and Tacoma, WA
RichmondMetricTacoma
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies149 days
44 inPrecipitationper year46 in
118 daysWet daysrain or snow per year138 days
9 inSnowfallper year4 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F1 days
83 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F27 days
70%Humidityaverage relative79%
58 °FAverage temperatureyear round53 °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.

RichmondTacoma

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovRichmond, 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 °FTacoma, Jan: 48 °FTacoma, Feb: 50 °FTacoma, Mar: 54 °FTacoma, Apr: 59 °FTacoma, May: 66 °FTacoma, Jun: 71 °FTacoma, Jul: 76 °FTacoma, Aug: 77 °FTacoma, Sep: 71 °FTacoma, Oct: 60 °FTacoma, Nov: 52 °FTacoma, Dec: 47 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovRichmond, 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 °FTacoma, Jan: 37 °FTacoma, Feb: 37 °FTacoma, Mar: 40 °FTacoma, Apr: 43 °FTacoma, May: 49 °FTacoma, Jun: 53 °FTacoma, Jul: 56 °FTacoma, Aug: 56 °FTacoma, Sep: 53 °FTacoma, Oct: 46 °FTacoma, Nov: 40 °FTacoma, Dec: 37 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Richmond high475159707885898781706051
Tacoma high485054596671767771605247
Richmond low283036465564686760483831
Tacoma low373740434953565653464037

Monthly precipitation

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

RichmondTacoma
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovRichmond, 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 inTacoma, Jan: 6.5 inTacoma, Feb: 4.5 inTacoma, Mar: 5.2 inTacoma, Apr: 3.9 inTacoma, May: 2.4 inTacoma, Jun: 1.6 inTacoma, Jul: 0.6 inTacoma, Aug: 0.9 inTacoma, Sep: 2.0 inTacoma, Oct: 4.4 inTacoma, Nov: 7.2 inTacoma, Dec: 6.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Richmond3.43.04.03.23.23.84.24.34.43.73.23.5
Tacoma6.54.55.23.92.41.60.60.92.04.47.26.9

Monthly sunny days

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

RichmondTacoma
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovRichmond, 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 daysTacoma, Jan: 7 daysTacoma, Feb: 9 daysTacoma, Mar: 9 daysTacoma, Apr: 11 daysTacoma, May: 12 daysTacoma, Jun: 15 daysTacoma, Jul: 22 daysTacoma, Aug: 22 daysTacoma, Sep: 18 daysTacoma, Oct: 12 daysTacoma, Nov: 8 daysTacoma, Dec: 6 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Richmond171517171616181918201817
Tacoma7991112152222181286

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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).