Lynchburg, Virginia Climate
United States
Pop. 79,812 Elev. 199 m / 653 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Lynchburg has a dry climate with hot summers reaching 90°F (32°C) in July and cold winters averaging 26°F (-3°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 105°F (41°C). Rain falls on about 44 days per year (37.1 in / 941 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 24 in (607 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 135 sunny days per year and around 24 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 90°F (32°C) high | 26°F (-3°C) low |
| Feels like | 105°F (41°C) high | 20°F (-7°C) low |
| Rain | 44 days | 37.1 in (941 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 4 days | 23.9 in (607 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 135 sunny | 24 stormy |
| Wind | 2.5 mph (1.1 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
33
Jan 54
Feb 45
Mar 64
Apr 69
May 54
Jun 60
Jul 57
Aug 56
Sep 43
Oct 43
Nov 54
Dec Humidity (%)
48
Jan 57
Feb 47
Mar 56
Apr 67
May 65
Jun 71
Jul 68
Aug 72
Sep 66
Oct 56
Nov 61
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 7 mi Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)
Ski resort 4 mi Snowflex
National park 19 mi Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Mountain peak
(4,928 ft) 138 mi Third Peak
Hospital 2 mi Centra Lynchburg General Hospital
Hiking trail 2 mi Creekside Trail
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F 5°C | 26°F -3°C | 2.2 in 55 mm | 5.1 in130 mm | 20 |
| February | 50°F 10°C | 33°F 0°C | 4.0 in 103 mm | 9.8 in250 mm | 11 |
| March | 65°F 18°C | 42°F 5°C | 1.6 in 41 mm | — | 15 |
| April | 73°F 23°C | 52°F 11°C | 3.3 in 84 mm | — | 8 |
| May | 74°F 23°C | 57°F 14°C | 7.6 in 194 mm | — | 5 |
| June | 88°F 31°C | 66°F 19°C | 2.3 in 59 mm | — | 10 |
| July | 90°F 32°C | 72°F 22°C | 5.2 in 132 mm | — | 6 |
| August | 82°F 28°C | 64°F 18°C | 1.1 in 27 mm | — | 9 |
| September | 79°F 26°C | 59°F 15°C | 4.8 in 121 mm | — | 10 |
| October | 67°F 20°C | 48°F 9°C | 2.5 in 62 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 60°F 15°C | 39°F 4°C | 0.9 in 22 mm | 0.0 in1 mm | 16 |
| December | 46°F 8°C | 30°F -1°C | 1.6 in 41 mm | 8.9 in227 mm | 10 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 0 |
| February | 11 | 0 |
| March | 15 | 0 |
| April | 8 | 1 |
| May | 5 | 7 |
| June | 10 | 3 |
| July | 6 | 6 |
| August | 9 | 1 |
| September | 10 | 3 |
| October | 15 | 2 |
| November | 16 | 0 |
| December | 10 | 1 |