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Monthly climate in Richmond, Queensland, Australia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Richmond features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 326 mm (12.9 inches) and receives 29 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Richmond enjoys an average of 3646 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Richmond, Queensland, Australia §

The warmest months in Richmond are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Richmond experiences 309 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Richmond, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)
Mean maximum 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)
Average high 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Daily mean 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Richmond, Queensland, Australia §

Richmond usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Richmond are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Richmond, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66 (2.6) 118 (4.7) 68 (2.7) 4 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (0.4) 17 (0.7) 29 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Richmond, Queensland, Australia §

The sunniest months in Richmond are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Richmond: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Richmond, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 268 281 306 300 288 273 287 308 314 332 334 349
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 13m 12h 45m 12h 11m 11h 35m 11h 6m 10h 52m 10h 59m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 5m 13h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Richmond, Queensland, Australia §

Richmond experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Richmond UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Richmond, Queensland, Australia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 15 12 9 7 8 11 13 15 16 16