Charlottesville climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Charlottesville?

Charlottesville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,016 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Charlottesville?

The hottest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1983, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Charlottesville?

The coldest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1996, at -24.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Charlottesville?

Yes. Charlottesville gets on average 41.9 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Charlottesville warmed?

Yes: Charlottesville warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Charlottesville?

The wettest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1972, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Charlottesville?

The windiest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Charlottesville?

The warmest month in Charlottesville is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville receives on average 1,016 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Charlottesville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,016 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Charlottesville averages 79 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Charlottesville has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 71 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 20 August 1983) and the coldest -24.7 °C (on 5 February 1996).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

CharlottesvilleVirginia

coords: 38.03°, -78.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

13.5°C

Average daily high

19.1°C

Average daily low

8.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,016mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

23.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

79 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

54 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

41.9 cm

Average feels-like high

18.3 °C

Average feels-like low

6.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

45 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.5 °C

20 August 1983

Coldest day

-24.7 °C

5 February 1996

Wettest day

178 mm

21 June 1972

Windiest day

39.1 km/h

6 September 1996

Strongest gust

121.0 km/h

11 February 1981

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

15 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-29.7 °C

5 February 1996

Snowiest day

30.7 cm

19 December 2009

Sunniest day

14.3 h

5 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.7 °C24 June 2025	-11.6 °C23 January 2025	14.4 °C	923 mm	67	73
2024	36.7 °C5 July 2024	-13.7 °C17 January 2024	14.7 °C	1,084 mm	57	65
2023	39.3 °C27 July 2023	-7.9 °C4 February 2023	15.3 °C	893 mm	75	50
2022	36.0 °C17 June 2022	-18.1 °C4 January 2022	14.4 °C	1,037 mm	74	78
2021	37.1 °C13 August 2021	-6.3 °C30 January 2021	15.1 °C	814 mm	81	71
2020	37.4 °C21 July 2020	-7.8 °C22 January 2020	15.0 °C	1,324 mm	65	48
2019	38.2 °C21 July 2019	-13.7 °C31 January 2019	15.1 °C	939 mm	97	76
2018	35.9 °C19 June 2018	-15.4 °C7 January 2018	14.2 °C	1,482 mm	66	82
2017	36.5 °C20 July 2017	-14.9 °C8 January 2017	15.0 °C	911 mm	68	62
2016	37.4 °C25 July 2016	-12.9 °C14 February 2016	14.9 °C	931 mm	86	69
2015	34.9 °C23 June 2015	-20.9 °C20 February 2015	14.2 °C	1,115 mm	49	66
2014	35.6 °C2 July 2014	-20.6 °C4 March 2014	13.2 °C	1,071 mm	46	91
2013	34.0 °C12 June 2013	-11.0 °C25 January 2013	13.5 °C	1,246 mm	42	77
2012	38.9 °C29 June 2012	-8.8 °C4 January 2012	14.9 °C	811 mm	62	58
2011	38.1 °C22 July 2011	-9.7 °C11 February 2011	14.4 °C	1,054 mm	61	71
2010	37.8 °C6 July 2010	-18.5 °C31 January 2010	14.1 °C	968 mm	91	88
2009	35.2 °C18 August 2009	-16.2 °C17 January 2009	13.5 °C	1,082 mm	51	78
2008	36.0 °C21 July 2008	-13.2 °C21 January 2008	13.9 °C	895 mm	66	74
2007	38.4 °C8 August 2007	-14.4 °C6 February 2007	14.3 °C	698 mm	59	76
2006	36.5 °C2 August 2006	-10.8 °C19 February 2006	14.4 °C	972 mm	56	58
2005	35.8 °C27 July 2005	-10.6 °C18 January 2005	13.9 °C	942 mm	57	81
2004	33.0 °C6 July 2004	-13.0 °C11 January 2004	13.8 °C	996 mm	43	77
2003	34.6 °C27 August 2003	-10.7 °C18 January 2003	13.0 °C	1,386 mm	35	91
2002	36.1 °C23 August 2002	-19.8 °C7 December 2002	14.2 °C	888 mm	69	82
2001	34.9 °C9 August 2001	-6.9 °C3 January 2001	13.9 °C	831 mm	36	71
2000	33.5 °C13 May 2000	-18.2 °C28 January 2000	13.2 °C	881 mm	28	86
1999	38.7 °C1 August 1999	-15.8 °C6 January 1999	14.2 °C	897 mm	61	76
1998	37.0 °C21 July 1998	-14.7 °C1 January 1998	14.6 °C	1,042 mm	74	57
1997	36.1 °C15 July 1997	-16.4 °C19 January 1997	12.8 °C	932 mm	41	69
1996	35.0 °C1 July 1996	-24.7 °C5 February 1996	12.7 °C	1,493 mm	33	84
1995	36.9 °C15 July 1995	-16.4 °C6 February 1995	13.7 °C	1,058 mm	62	85
1994	36.3 °C15 June 1994	-20.8 °C19 January 1994	13.7 °C	1,014 mm	54	74
1993	37.1 °C28 July 1993	-19.9 °C15 March 1993	13.6 °C	1,086 mm	68	79
1992	35.4 °C14 July 1992	-8.6 °C25 December 1992	13.2 °C	980 mm	38	76
1991	36.1 °C23 July 1991	-11.3 °C16 February 1991	14.7 °C	856 mm	70	74
1990	36.8 °C10 July 1990	-11.3 °C26 February 1990	14.7 °C	1,181 mm	46	57
1989	35.1 °C1 June 1989	-21.0 °C17 December 1989	13.2 °C	1,131 mm	51	87
1988	38.4 °C16 July 1988	-19.4 °C11 January 1988	13.0 °C	763 mm	69	91
1987	38.0 °C21 July 1987	-17.5 °C27 January 1987	13.7 °C	1,129 mm	77	76
1986	37.1 °C20 July 1986	-14.9 °C13 February 1986	13.6 °C	924 mm	56	75
1985	35.5 °C20 July 1985	-20.9 °C21 January 1985	14.1 °C	1,142 mm	58	80
1984	34.7 °C11 July 1984	-24.1 °C22 January 1984	13.4 °C	1,136 mm	43	78
1983	39.5 °C20 August 1983	-17.8 °C25 December 1983	13.3 °C	1,299 mm	72	78
1982	33.3 °C26 July 1982	-19.6 °C27 January 1982	13.2 °C	1,093 mm	33	81
1981	36.6 °C16 June 1981	-13.2 °C13 January 1981	13.0 °C	856 mm	53	92
1980	38.1 °C16 July 1980	-14.2 °C26 December 1980	13.5 °C	824 mm	74	84
1979	35.2 °C10 August 1979	-24.5 °C10 February 1979	12.9 °C	1,325 mm	22	86
1978	37.8 °C27 June 1978	-17.0 °C22 January 1978	13.0 °C	1,039 mm	63	85
1977	38.7 °C6 July 1977	-24.1 °C13 January 1977	13.7 °C	859 mm	73	83
1976	35.4 °C24 July 1976	-14.6 °C19 January 1976	13.0 °C	946 mm	46	88
1975	34.1 °C26 August 1975	-16.1 °C8 February 1975	13.3 °C	1,237 mm	38	84
1974	34.2 °C14 July 1974	-16.3 °C10 February 1974	13.4 °C	944 mm	39	68
1973	34.6 °C29 August 1973	-18.0 °C18 December 1973	13.6 °C	1,072 mm	50	78
1972	34.4 °C24 July 1972	-18.6 °C16 January 1972	12.7 °C	1,410 mm	29	75
1971	34.3 °C28 June 1971	-14.1 °C2 February 1971	13.1 °C	1,157 mm	33	81
1970	35.8 °C4 July 1970	-18.5 °C11 January 1970	13.2 °C	713 mm	69	89
1969	36.3 °C28 June 1969	-14.3 °C5 January 1969	12.6 °C	952 mm	48	102
1968	37.7 °C30 June 1968	-20.5 °C8 January 1968	13.0 °C	812 mm	56	94
1967	34.0 °C3 August 1967	-20.0 °C8 February 1967	12.4 °C	872 mm	38	88
1966	36.1 °C14 July 1966	-16.2 °C27 December 1966	12.4 °C	952 mm	64	95
1965	36.2 °C16 August 1965	-13.9 °C19 January 1965	13.0 °C	741 mm	56	86
1964	36.8 °C20 June 1964	-24.5 °C15 January 1964	12.9 °C	1,004 mm	47	87
1963	35.1 °C18 July 1963	-20.2 °C23 February 1963	12.6 °C	725 mm	54	93
1962	36.0 °C20 August 1962	-15.8 °C11 January 1962	12.5 °C	1,110 mm	55	99
1961	35.4 °C31 July 1961	-20.3 °C28 January 1961	13.0 °C	1,067 mm	65	81
1960	35.6 °C3 July 1960	-21.7 °C23 December 1960	12.6 °C	910 mm	62	104
1959	38.0 °C30 June 1959	-13.6 °C18 January 1959	13.9 °C	937 mm	70	79
1958	34.7 °C9 June 1958	-15.7 °C17 February 1958	12.4 °C	978 mm	51	86
1957	36.1 °C13 July 1957	-19.1 °C18 January 1957	13.6 °C	1,098 mm	68	62
1956	36.6 °C2 July 1956	-7.9 °C24 November 1956	13.4 °C	952 mm	56	68
1955	35.3 °C6 August 1955	-14.3 °C12 February 1955	13.3 °C	996 mm	48	90
1954	39.4 °C14 July 1954	-17.8 °C13 January 1954	13.6 °C	915 mm	71	91
1953	37.9 °C31 August 1953	-10.4 °C18 December 1953	14.3 °C	911 mm	67	67
1952	38.5 °C26 June 1952	-12.2 °C30 January 1952	13.6 °C	1,208 mm	62	71
1951	37.7 °C2 June 1951	-13.0 °C17 December 1951	13.4 °C	1,076 mm	58	85
1950	35.0 °C27 June 1950	-16.3 °C13 December 1950	12.9 °C	1,062 mm	29	80
1949	34.5 °C25 July 1949	-14.7 °C3 February 1949	14.0 °C	1,025 mm	43	60
1948	37.1 °C28 August 1948	-21.1 °C25 January 1948	13.0 °C	1,239 mm	40	76
1947	35.0 °C11 June 1947	-15.4 °C28 February 1947	12.7 °C	907 mm	34	94
1946	35.3 °C18 June 1946	-19.6 °C28 January 1946	13.7 °C	887 mm	26	62
1945	35.1 °C30 June 1945	-14.8 °C21 December 1945	13.1 °C	1,199 mm	27	84
1944	35.7 °C18 June 1944	-13.8 °C13 February 1944	13.2 °C	1,022 mm	47	90
1943	34.8 °C17 July 1943	-11.6 °C15 February 1943	13.0 °C	853 mm	61	91
1942	35.0 °C19 July 1942	-13.7 °C21 December 1942	13.3 °C	1,287 mm	34	78
1941	35.1 °C29 May 1941	-10.0 °C18 March 1941	13.4 °C	856 mm	45	92
1940	35.2 °C26 July 1940	-21.3 °C27 January 1940	12.1 °C	1,115 mm	19	89

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

73 d/yr

-6

Annual rainfall

923 mm

-93 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	5.1 °C	-1.7 °C	64 mm	-15 mm
Feb	9.6 °C	+0.8 °C	121 mm	+45 mm
Mar	18.2 °C	+4.5 °C	30 mm	-62 mm
Apr	22.5 °C	+2.8 °C	60 mm	-26 mm
May	23.8 °C	-0.3 °C	192 mm	+99 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+2.8 °C	84 mm	+5 mm
Jul	32.5 °C	+2.0 °C	127 mm	+39 mm
Aug	28.7 °C	-0.7 °C	17 mm	-72 mm
Sep	26.4 °C	+0.6 °C	100 mm	+9 mm
Oct	20.1 °C	0.0 °C	53 mm	-28 mm
Nov	15.0 °C	+1.1 °C	24 mm	-57 mm
Dec	7.8 °C	-0.6 °C	51 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.7 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-11.6 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

68.6 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

33.8 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

81.0 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.3 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

15.3 cm

11 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.3 h

5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Charlottesville?

Charlottesville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,016 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Charlottesville?

The hottest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1983, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Charlottesville?

The coldest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1996, at -24.7 °C.

Does it snow in Charlottesville?

Yes. Charlottesville gets on average 41.9 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.

Has the climate of Charlottesville warmed?

Yes: Charlottesville warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Charlottesville?

The wettest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1972, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Charlottesville?

The windiest day measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Charlottesville?

The warmest month in Charlottesville is July (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville receives on average 1,016 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Charlottesville?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Charlottesville between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2009, with 30.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Charlottesville?

Yes: Charlottesville has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Charlottesville?

In Charlottesville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 15 July 1995, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 5 February 1996.

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