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Lynchburg, Virginia climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Lynchburg has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −3°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1086 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (29 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 31°C in July.

About 27 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −3°C in January.

About 95 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1086 mm of rain a year, plus 29 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

−0.0 °C vs 50 years ago

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 figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Lynchburg climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	8	10	15	20	24	28	31	30	26	21	15	9
Avg temp (°C)	2	4	8	13	18	22	24	24	20	14	8	4
Avg low (°C)	−3	−2	1	6	11	16	18	18	14	7	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	88	74	96	88	101	97	106	82	101	79	86	89
Snowfall (cm)	9	9	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	8	10	15	20	24	28
Avg temp (°C)	2	4	8	13	18	22
Avg low (°C)	−3	−2	1	6	11	16
Precipitation (mm)	88	74	96	88	101	97
Snowfall (cm)	9	9	6	0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	31	30	26	21	15	9
Avg temp (°C)	24	24	20	14	8	4
Avg low (°C)	18	18	14	7	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	106	82	101	79	86	89
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	—	—	5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	9	11	10	12	11	12	10	9	8	8	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.2	0.7	5	11	8	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	20	13	3	0.2	—	—	—	—	2	13	21
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.9	1	0.6	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	9	11	10	12	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.2	0.7	5
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	20	13	3	0.2	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.9	1	0.6	0.0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	10	9	8	8	9
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	11	8	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	2	13	21
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.6

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	63	63	61	64	60	60	59	55	51	56	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	5	6	7	5	5	6	6	8	11	8	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	9	11	12	13	13	11	9	10	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	14	15	14	15	13	13	12	11	11	12	15
Relative humidity (%)	82	81	79	76	77	74	70	69	71	74	77	82
Wind speed (km/h)	0.8	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	63	63	61	64	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	5	6	7	5	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	9	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	14	15	14	15	13
Relative humidity (%)	82	81	79	76	77	74
Wind speed (km/h)	0.8	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	59	55	51	56	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	6	8	11	8	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	11	9	10	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	12	11	11	12	15
Relative humidity (%)	70	69	71	74	77	82
Wind speed (km/h)	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Lynchburg Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013733), about 12 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.

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