Best time to visit Richmond National Battlefield Park
April, October and November are the best balance at Richmond National Battlefield Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 60° to 71°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. March is busiest, with about 16,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 48°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Richmond Intl AP, VA USW00013740
- Lat / lon
- 37.51, -77.32
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- From park center
- 5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 48° | 52° | 60° | 70° | 78° | 86° | 90° | 88° | 81° | 71° | 60° | 52° | 69° |
| Low, °F | 29° | 30° | 37° | 46° | 56° | 65° | 69° | 68° | 61° | 49° | 39° | 32° | 48° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 45.5 |
| Snow, in | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:50 | 10:45 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:10 | 14:44 | 14:31 | 13:36 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:06 | 9:35 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 158 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 29° | 3.2 | 3.7 | 9:50 | 11,000 | Busy | Cool |
| February | 52° | 30° | 2.6 | 2.2 | 10:45 | 11,000 | Busy | Cool |
| March | 60° | 37° | 4.0 | 1.1 | 11:50 | 16,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 70° | 46° | 3.2 | 0 | 13:07 | 13,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 78° | 56° | 4.0 | 0 | 14:10 | 15,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 86° | 65° | 4.6 | 0 | 14:44 | 12,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 90° | 69° | 4.4 | 0 | 14:31 | 14,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 88° | 68° | 4.9 | 0 | 13:36 | 15,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 81° | 61° | 4.6 | 0 | 12:23 | 13,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 71° | 49° | 3.4 | 0 | 11:09 | 15,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 60° | 39° | 3.1 | 0 | 10:06 | 13,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 52° | 32° | 3.5 | 1.8 | 9:35 | 11,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 69° | 48° | 45.5 | 8.8 | 158,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 90°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 29°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 158,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Virginia
Closures, reservations and alerts: Richmond National Battlefield Park on nps.gov
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