Hot-summer humid continental
Richmond, Kentucky
Madison County, Kentucky · Population 35k · 961 ft elevation
Living in Richmond
Richmond has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Richmond at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,661 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $206k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $860/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%
- Violent crime rate
- 243 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,630 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 132 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 31°F | 4.7″ | 0.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 5.4″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 5.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.9″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | — | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | — | 132 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology