Lynchburg, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LYNCHBURG #2, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lynchburg has an annual average temperature of 55.2°F with about 43.6 inches of precipitation per year and 12.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.18 in) and February the driest (2.85 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Lynchburg
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Lynchburg'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.
| 1990s | 82 | |
| 2000s | 208 | |
| 2010s | 76 |
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 | 46.4°F | 24.5°F | 35.5°F | 3.38 in | 3.8 in | 9 |
| February | 49.7°F | 26.3°F | 38.0°F | 2.85 in | 4.2 in | 8 |
| March | 58.0°F | 32.5°F | 45.2°F | 3.66 in | 1.6 in | 10 |
| April | 68.0°F | 41.3°F | 54.6°F | 3.64 in | — | 11 |
| May | 74.8°F | 51.4°F | 63.1°F | 4.18 in | — | 13 |
| June | 82.0°F | 59.9°F | 71.0°F | 3.98 in | — | 12 |
| July | 85.3°F | 64.5°F | 74.9°F | 4.07 in | — | 12 |
| August | 83.9°F | 63.2°F | 73.5°F | 3.63 in | — | 11 |
| September | 77.8°F | 56.1°F | 66.9°F | 3.93 in | — | 9 |
| October | 68.8°F | 43.6°F | 56.2°F | 3.36 in | — | 8 |
| November | 58.8°F | 32.6°F | 45.7°F | 3.17 in | — | 7 |
| December | 49.1°F | 27.6°F | 38.3°F | 3.76 in | 2.8 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Lynchburg
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