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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 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −3°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1196 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (40 cm 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 (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −3 | −2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 69 | 103 | 90 | 117 | 114 | 125 | 113 | 123 | 101 | 84 | 88 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | −3 | −2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 69 | 103 | 90 | 117 | 114 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 113 | 123 | 101 | 84 | 88 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0.8 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 9 | 19 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 23 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 9 | 5 | 0.8 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.7 | 9 | 19 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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.