Richlands weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Richlands, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at NEW RIVER MCAF, 23 km from Richlands; records cover 1955–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.5 in1435 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.6 in1.5 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 20
- First fall freeze
- Nov 17
- Heating degree days
- 2,496
- Cooling degree days
- 2,023
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 21°−6° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Richlands in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°2°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1974)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 603
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Richlands in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 470
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Richlands in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 43°6°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1985)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 342
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Richlands in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 52°11°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1985)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 131
- Cooling degree days
- 68
Richlands in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 193
Richlands in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 69°20°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1981)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 376
Richlands in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 73°23°, with 6.2 in157 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1993)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 493
Richlands in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 71°22°, with 7.5 in190 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1968)
- Record low
- 54°12° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 453
Richlands in September
Highs average 83°29° and lows 67°19°, with 7.5 in189 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1983)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 301
Richlands in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 55°13°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1986)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 96
- Cooling degree days
- 93
Richlands in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1973)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 314
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Richlands in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°4°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1971)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 511
- Cooling degree days
- 6