Richland weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Richland, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fairfield, 19 km from Richland; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 38.4 in976 mm
- Snow a year
- 22 in55 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 18
- First fall freeze
- Oct 17
- Heating degree days
- 6,379
- Cooling degree days
- 842
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −6°−21° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Richland in January
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 14°−10°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 6 in16 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1909)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 1330
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Richland in February
Highs average 36°2° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2024)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1074
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Richland in March
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 829
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Richland in April
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1896)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 447
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Richland in May
Highs average 71°22° and lows 50°10°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1931)
- Heating degree days
- 189
- Cooling degree days
- 51
Richland in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1894)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 176
Richland in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 278
Richland in August
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1934)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 226
Richland in September
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 107
- Cooling degree days
- 91
Richland in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 41°5°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 413
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Richland in November
Highs average 48°9° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1938)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 788
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Richland in December
Highs average 35°2° and lows 20°−7°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2021)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1914)
- Heating degree days
- 1161
- Cooling degree days
- 0