Richmond, Virginia vs Lancaster, Pennsylvania Climate
86%matchOn climate, Lancaster is a 86% match for Richmond. Compared with Richmond, Lancaster has 5°F (3°C) colder winter nights and 4°F (2°C) cooler summer days.
Richmond gets 45 in (1139 mm) of rain a year and Lancaster 41 in (1035 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 91°F (33°C) in Richmond and 87°F (30°C) in Lancaster.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
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Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Lancaster | Richmond | Lancaster | Richmond | Lancaster | |
| Jan | 49°F(9°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 24°F(-4°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 2.9 in(73 mm) |
| Feb | 53°F(12°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 31°F(-1°C) | 25°F(-4°C) | 2.8 in(70 mm) | 2.4 in(60 mm) |
| Mar | 61°F(16°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 3.9 in(98 mm) | 3.1 in(80 mm) |
| Apr | 72°F(22°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 42°F(5°C) | 3.2 in(82 mm) | 3.3 in(85 mm) |
| May | 80°F(26°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 3.4 in(86 mm) | 3.5 in(89 mm) |
| Jun | 87°F(31°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 62°F(16°C) | 4.1 in(104 mm) | 4.2 in(106 mm) |
| Jul | 91°F(33°C) | 87°F(30°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 4.1 in(103 mm) | 4.2 in(106 mm) |
| Aug | 88°F(31°C) | 85°F(29°C) | 67°F(20°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 5.0 in(126 mm) | 3.6 in(92 mm) |
| Sep | 83°F(28°C) | 78°F(26°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 4.0 in(101 mm) | 4.0 in(101 mm) |
| Oct | 73°F(23°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 4.2 in(106 mm) | 3.2 in(81 mm) |
| Nov | 62°F(16°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 38°F(4°C) | 36°F(2°C) | 3.3 in(84 mm) | 3.0 in(75 mm) |
| Dec | 52°F(11°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 31°F(0°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 3.7 in(93 mm) | 3.4 in(87 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.