Lynchburg, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LYNCHBURG #2, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,302
Cooling need
789

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Climate change signal

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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

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