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Charlottesville, Virginia climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Charlottesville has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 85°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 47 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (16 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsCharlottesville climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 57 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 26 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 44 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 |
| Avg low (°F) | 26 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 63 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 57 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0.8 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 9 | 19 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 9 | 5 | 0.8 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.7 | 9 | 19 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 59 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 59 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Monticello (NOAA GHCN station USC00445700), about 3 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.