Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:15 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:48 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days26 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eastern Kentucky Univ station, 3 mi away; rain from Richmond State Police
Parks and public landsIrvine Mcdowellpark · 1.9 miLake Reba Recreation Complexpark · 2.5 mi · 204 acresMiller Welch-Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 1,847 acresWhite Hall Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.5 miFort Boonesborough State Parkstate park · 12.3 mi · 161 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 12.9 mi · 563,866 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198038 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 20259 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMadison County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 363 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jessamine County, KY, 19 mi away
Drinking waterRichmond Utilitiesserves 35,640 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation920 ft280 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Hospital Richmond1.1 miPost officeRichmond Carrier Annex Post Office2.1 miTown hallRichmond City Hall2.2 miPoliceKentucky State Police Post 71.3 miFire stationRichmond Fire Department Station 31.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX28 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF84 miInterstateI-751.9 miUS highwayUS 4211.6 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY71 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40405 ZIP area.
