Richmond (Qld) is a weather station located 206 m above sea level. Its records go back to 1910: 92 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 25.2 °C, clearly higher than over 1961–1990 (24.5 °C): a difference of 0.8 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2013 (26.4 °C) and the coldest 1917 (22.3 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 25 out of 92, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.19 °C per decade. The station ranks 119 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1910
The first ten years of the series (1910–1919) average 23.7 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 25.7 °C, a difference of +1.9 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 8 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2013 (26.4 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 25.9 °C (2022) and bottoms out at 23.6 °C (1918).
Annual rainfall since 1910
On average 475 mm of rain falls per year over the 22 documented years. The wettest year, 2010, received 770 mm; the driest, 2013, only 221 mm, which is 3.5 times less. Between 2004 and 2025, 11 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0 °C | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | – | – | – |
| February | 29.3 °C | 29.5 °C | +0.2 °C | – | 99 mm | – |
| March | 27.6 °C | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | – | 64 mm | – |
| April | 24.8 °C | 25.6 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 27 mm | – |
| May | 20.7 °C | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | – | 9 mm | – |
| June | 17.5 °C | 18.4 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 15 mm | – |
| July | 16.8 °C | 18.0 °C | +1.2 °C | – | 11 mm | – |
| August | 18.9 °C | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | – | 4 mm | – |
| September | 22.8 °C | 23.9 °C | +1.1 °C | – | 4 mm | – |
| October | 26.3 °C | 27.6 °C | +1.3 °C | – | 10 mm | – |
| November | 29.0 °C | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 36 mm | – |
| December | 29.8 °C | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | – | 64 mm | – |
The largest temperature change is in October (+1.3 °C) and the smallest in January (+0.1 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.7 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Richmond (Qld)
- Warmest year: 26.4 °C, in 2013
- Coldest year: 22.3 °C, in 1917
- Driest year: 221 mm, in 2013
- Wettest year: 770 mm, in 2010
- Warmest month: 33.7 °C, in January 1942
- Coldest month: 13.6 °C, in July 1918
- Wettest month: 496 mm, in February 2019
- Hottest day: 47.8 °C, on 25 January 1912
- Coldest day: −4.7 °C, on 6 August 1923
- Heaviest rain in one day: 123.0 mm, on 6 February 2019
4.1 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 52.5 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.19 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.2 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.00 °C per decade: the station ranks 119 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 9 months out of 14 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.6 °C. The highest departure was in October 2024 (+2.6 °C); the lowest, in April 2025 (−1.3 °C).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 30.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | 10 mm |
| November 2024 | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 124 mm | 36 mm |
| December 2024 | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | 64 mm |
| January 2025 | 32.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | – |
| February 2025 | – | – | 247 mm | 99 mm |
| March 2025 | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 93 mm | 64 mm |
| April 2025 | 24.3 °C | −1.3 °C | 28 mm | 27 mm |
| May 2025 | 21.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | 9 mm |
| June 2025 | 17.2 °C | −1.2 °C | 0 mm | 15 mm |
| July 2025 | 17.9 °C | −0.1 °C | 14 mm | 11 mm |
| August 2025 | 18.9 °C | −0.5 °C | 1 mm | 4 mm |
| September 2025 | 25.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 4 mm |
| October 2025 | 30.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | 10 mm |
| November 2025 | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 54 mm | 36 mm |
| December 2025 | 29.9 °C | −0.8 °C | 252 mm | 64 mm |
| January 2026 | – | – | 208 mm | – |
| February 2026 | – | – | 113 mm | 99 mm |
| March 2026 | – | – | 64 mm | 64 mm |
| April 2026 | – | – | 10 mm | 27 mm |
| May 2026 | – | – | 3 mm | 9 mm |
| June 2026 | – | – | 4 mm | 15 mm |
| July 2026 | – | – | 1 mm | 11 mm |
| August 2026 | – | – | 0 mm | 4 mm |
| September 2026 | – | – | 0 mm | 4 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Richmond (Qld) are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Richmond (Qld)?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Richmond (Qld) is 25.2 °C. It was 24.5 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.8 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Richmond (Qld)?
Since records began in 1910, the warmest year at Richmond (Qld) is 2013, at 26.4 °C on average. The coldest is 1917 (22.3 °C).
Is the climate at Richmond (Qld) getting warmer?
Yes: at Richmond (Qld), the annual mean temperature rises by 0.19 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.2 °C in total. 8 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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