Richmond, Virginia vs Columbia, South Carolina Climate
87%matchRichmond vs Columbia: a 87% climate match. Compared with Richmond, Columbia has 6°F (3°C) milder winter nights and more sun.
Richmond gets 45 in (1139 mm) of rain a year and Columbia 45 in (1135 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 91°F (33°C) in Richmond and 94°F (34°C) in Columbia.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
RichmondColumbiasolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
RichmondColumbia
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Columbia | Richmond | Columbia | Richmond | Columbia | |
| Jan | 49°F(9°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 4.1 in(104 mm) |
| Feb | 53°F(12°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 31°F(-1°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 2.8 in(70 mm) | 3.5 in(90 mm) |
| Mar | 61°F(16°C) | 69°F(20°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 3.9 in(98 mm) | 3.8 in(96 mm) |
| Apr | 72°F(22°C) | 77°F(25°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 3.2 in(82 mm) | 3.3 in(84 mm) |
| May | 80°F(26°C) | 85°F(29°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 2.9 in(74 mm) |
| Jun | 87°F(31°C) | 91°F(33°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 4.1 in(104 mm) | 4.7 in(119 mm) |
| Jul | 91°F(33°C) | 94°F(34°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 4.1 in(103 mm) | 4.4 in(113 mm) |
| Aug | 88°F(31°C) | 92°F(33°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 5.0 in(126 mm) | 4.3 in(110 mm) |
| Sep | 83°F(28°C) | 86°F(30°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 4.0 in(101 mm) | 3.7 in(94 mm) |
| Oct | 73°F(23°C) | 78°F(25°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 4.2 in(106 mm) | 3.3 in(85 mm) |
| Nov | 62°F(16°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 38°F(4°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 3.3 in(84 mm) | 3.0 in(76 mm) |
| Dec | 52°F(11°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 31°F(0°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 3.7 in(93 mm) | 3.5 in(90 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.