Mechanicsville weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Mechanicsville, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Richmond International Airport, 13 km from Mechanicsville; records cover 1897–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 45.5 in1156 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in22 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 31
- First fall freeze
- Nov 4
- Heating degree days
- 3,736
- Cooling degree days
- 1,560
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Mechanicsville in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 828
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Mechanicsville in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation and 2.2 in5.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1930)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 672
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Mechanicsville in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 37°3°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 519
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Mechanicsville in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1915)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 235
- Cooling degree days
- 37
Mechanicsville in May
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 126
Mechanicsville in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1952)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 308
Mechanicsville in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1977)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 445
Mechanicsville in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1918)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Mechanicsville in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 206
Mechanicsville in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 49°9°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 197
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Mechanicsville in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 39°4°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1950)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 465
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Mechanicsville in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 720
- Cooling degree days
- 1