Lynchburg climate — normals and trends
Lynchburg (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,067 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Lynchburg averages 80 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Lynchburg has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 20 August 1983) and the coldest -25.9 °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
LynchburgVirginia
- coords
- 37.41°, -79.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,067mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
39 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
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
38.9 °C
20 August 1983
Coldest day
-25.9 °C
5 February 1996
Wettest day
164 mm
4 November 1985
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
6 September 1996
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
18 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
5 February 1996
Snowiest day
29.0 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.4 h
1 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 78 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 117 mm | +32 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 43 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 81 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 193 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 58 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 132 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 25 mm | -62 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 120 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 62 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 22 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 63 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lynchburg?
Lynchburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,067 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lynchburg?
The hottest day measured in Lynchburg between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1983, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lynchburg?
The coldest day measured in Lynchburg between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1996, at -25.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lynchburg?
Yes. Lynchburg gets on average 39.5 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Lynchburg warmed?
Yes: Lynchburg warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lynchburg?
The wettest day measured in Lynchburg between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1985, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lynchburg?
The windiest day measured in Lynchburg between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lynchburg?
The warmest month in Lynchburg is July (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lynchburg?
Lynchburg receives on average 1,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lynchburg?
Lynchburg gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lynchburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lynchburg between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 29.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lynchburg?
Yes: Lynchburg has on average 39 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lynchburg?
In Lynchburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 5 February 1996.
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