VA pollen report
Richmond Pollen Report
Richmond sits in the heart of Virginia's hardwood belt, and its allergy seasons are among the strongest on the East Coast. Oak, hickory, and birch pour pollen over the metro each spring, grasses take over for summer, and the James River corridor is prime ragweed habitat from August to frost. Humid air off the river keeps mold active through every warm, wet stretch.
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No allergy clinic is reporting from Richmond yet. Until one does, you can order your own PollyKit — a simple air sampler you hang outdoors or indoors. Send it back and the PollyKit Lab shows you exactly what's floating in your air.
- Pollen from local trees, grasses and weeds
- Airborne mold spores
- Dust mites and other indoor allergens
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What drives allergies in Richmond
Trees: oak, hickory, and birch (March – May)
Oaks (Quercus) are Richmond's dominant spring allergen, with hickory (Carya), birch, and maple close behind. April is typically the roughest month, when warm days can push counts to very high.
Grasses: fescue and Bermuda (May – August)
Lawn and meadow grasses peak in June across the metro, overlapping with the tail of tree season and rising mold counts.
Weeds: ragweed (August – first frost)
Central Virginia is solid ragweed country. Common ragweed (Ambrosia) fills roadsides, fields, and riverbanks, and fall counts stay elevated until a hard frost — often not until November.
Mold: humid summers, damp falls
James River humidity feeds Alternaria and Cladosporium all summer, with spikes after storms and as fallen leaves accumulate in October and November.
Pollen patterns in Richmond
In Richmond, tree pollen — including Oak, Birch, Cedar — typically dominates from late winter through spring. Bluegrass grass is the most common warm-season pollinator, and Ragweed drives the largest fall pollen load.
Top trees
- Oak
- Birch
- Cedar
- Maple
- Pine
Top grasses
- Bluegrass
- Bermuda
- Rye
- Fescue
Top weeds
- Ragweed
- Pigweed
- Plantain
Top molds
- Alternaria
- Cladosporium
- Aspergillus
Richmond pollen calendar
Typical monthly intensity across the year.
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Historical reports
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Frequently asked questions
What is the pollen count in Richmond today?
PollyMap publishes real, microscope-verified pollen counts for Richmond — measured from physical air samples. The latest report on this page shows current tree, grass, weed, and mold levels.
Is the pollen count high in Richmond right now?
Richmond's worst stretches are April (oak, hickory) and September (ragweed), with grass pollen heavy in June. The measured reports on this page show today's actual levels.
When is allergy season in Richmond?
March through November: trees in spring, grasses in summer, ragweed from August until frost, and mold through the humid months.
Why are allergies so bad in Richmond?
The metro combines dense hardwood forest, abundant ragweed habitat along the James, and a long humid warm season — so major allergens overlap from March to November with little relief in between.
Are you an allergy clinic in Richmond? Claim your territory on PollyMap.
PollyMap is a local authority-building tool for allergy clinics, ENT practices, and any clinic that offers allergy care. By becoming the Official PollyMap Partner for your part of Richmond, your clinic gets credited on real pollen reports, receives ready-to-share weekly content, and becomes the go-to local expert patients trust.
We assign each partner a designated territory within the Richmond metro — like a franchise territory. Richmond has room for multiple partners, but once your area is assigned, it's locked to your clinic.
No clinic has claimed a territory in Richmond yet. The best areas go to the first clinics that sign up — once one does, that part of town is off the table for everyone else.
Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Short Pump each make strong PollyMap territories. The first allergy clinic in each area becomes its credited local pollen expert.
- Your clinic credited on every Richmond pollen report
- Weekly real-sample reports and ready-to-share content under your brand
- Locked territory — competing clinics can't claim your area
- Become the go-to allergy expert in your part of Richmond
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