Amherst, Virginia Climate

United States

Pop. 2,210 Elev. 229 m / 751 ft TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·

Dry and hot, Amherst sees July highs of 91°F (33°C) and cold January lows of 27°F (-3°C). Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 108°F (42°C). Expect around 46 rainy days annually (37.1 in / 944 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 23 in (593 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 137 sunny days per year and around 26 thunderstorm days.

Temperature 91°F (33°C) high 27°F (-3°C) low
Feels like 108°F (42°C) high 21°F (-6°C) low
Rain 46 days 37.1 in (944 mm) /yr
Snow 4 days 23.4 in (593 mm) /yr
Sky 137 sunny 26 stormy
Wind 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg

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Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
32
Jan
53
Feb
45
Mar
64
Apr
69
May
54
Jun
60
Jul
56
Aug
56
Sep
43
Oct
43
Nov
53
Dec
Humidity (%)
47
Jan
56
Feb
46
Mar
56
Apr
67
May
65
Jun
71
Jul
69
Aug
72
Sep
65
Oct
56
Nov
61
Dec

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Commercial airport 20 mi Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)
Ski resort 17 mi Snowflex
National park 20 mi Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Mountain peak (4,928 ft) 147 mi Third Peak
Hospital 13 mi Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital
Hiking trail 13 mi Mount Pleasant Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 42°F 6°C 27°F -3°C 2.0 in 51 mm 5.0 in126 mm 20
February 52°F 11°C 33°F 1°C 4.2 in 106 mm 9.7 in246 mm 11
March 66°F 19°C 43°F 6°C 1.2 in 30 mm 14
April 74°F 23°C 52°F 11°C 3.3 in 84 mm 8
May 75°F 24°C 58°F 14°C 7.7 in 195 mm 6
June 89°F 32°C 67°F 20°C 2.5 in 63 mm 11
July 91°F 33°C 73°F 23°C 5.8 in 147 mm 6
August 83°F 28°C 65°F 18°C 1.3 in 33 mm 9
September 80°F 27°C 60°F 16°C 4.6 in 117 mm 11
October 68°F 20°C 49°F 9°C 2.2 in 57 mm 16
November 61°F 16°C 40°F 5°C 1.0 in 26 mm 0.0 in0 mm 15
December 47°F 8°C 30°F -1°C 1.4 in 36 mm 8.7 in221 mm 10

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 20 0
February 11 0
March 14 0
April 8 1
May 6 5
June 11 3
July 6 10
August 9 1
September 11 3
October 16 2
November 15 0
December 10 1