Charlottesville, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Charlottesville has an annual average temperature of 57.3°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year and 17 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and February the driest (2.97 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →25 of 366 (6.8%) of Charlottesville's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 14 | |
| 1900s | 14 | |
| 1910s | 29 | |
| 1920s | 37 | |
| 1930s | 58 | |
| 1940s | 35 | |
| 1950s | 44 | |
| 1960s | 13 | |
| 1970s | 19 | |
| 1980s | 13 | |
| 1990s | 37 | |
| 2000s | 18 | |
| 2010s | 18 | |
| 2020s | 17 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44.7°F | 27.7°F | 36.2°F | 3.42 in | 3.9 in | 10 |
| February | 48.7°F | 29.5°F | 39.1°F | 2.97 in | 5.9 in | 9 |
| March | 56.5°F | 36.3°F | 46.4°F | 3.96 in | 3.8 in | 11 |
| April | 68.3°F | 45.9°F | 57.1°F | 3.48 in | — | 12 |
| May | 75.4°F | 55.4°F | 65.4°F | 4.63 in | — | 13 |
| June | 83.1°F | 63.8°F | 73.5°F | 4.68 in | — | 12 |
| July | 87.4°F | 67.9°F | 77.6°F | 4.84 in | — | 12 |
| August | 85.6°F | 66.3°F | 75.9°F | 4.02 in | — | 11 |
| September | 79.2°F | 59.6°F | 69.4°F | 5.21 in | — | 10 |
| October | 68.5°F | 48.9°F | 58.7°F | 3.92 in | — | 9 |
| November | 57.7°F | 39.3°F | 48.5°F | 3.65 in | 0.2 in | 8 |
| December | 48.1°F | 31.9°F | 40.0°F | 3.75 in | 3.2 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Charlottesville
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