Lynchburg, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lynchburg's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 42.8 inches of precipitation and 12 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.4°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,086 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLynchburg Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013733
- Location37.32°N 79.21°W
- Elevation940 ft (287 m)
- Population80,301
On October 22, the normal high in Lynchburg is 67°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lynchburg.
- Jan 46° 26°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 58° 35°
- Apr 69° 44°
- May 76° 53°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 87° 65°
- Aug 85° 64°
- Sep 79° 57°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 58° 35°
- Dec 49° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Lynchburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.19 in), the least in February (2.91 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 26°F | 35.9°F | 3.46 | 3.5 | 10 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 50°F | 28°F | 38.8°F | 2.91 | 3.6 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 35°F | 46.4°F | 3.76 | 2.4 | 11 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 44°F | 56.1°F | 3.45 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 64.2°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 61°F | 72.0°F | 3.82 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 87°F | 65°F | 76.0°F | 4.19 | 0.0 | 12 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 85°F | 64°F | 74.5°F | 3.22 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 57°F | 68.0°F | 3.96 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 45°F | 57.0°F | 3.12 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 35°F | 46.5°F | 3.39 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 49°F | 29°F | 38.9°F | 3.50 | 2.0 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 45°F | 56.2°F | 42.76 | 11.6 | 119 | 27 | 95 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −3°C | 2.2°C | 88 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 74 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 8.0°C | 96 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 20°C | 6°C | 13.4°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.9°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 18°C | 24.4°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 20.0°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 7°C | 13.9°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 9°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 89 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00013733; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Lynchburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00013733.
When is the last frost in Lynchburg?
In Lynchburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 24 in half of years and before October 12 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 151 year in 10 after May 3; 9 in 10 after March 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 241 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 191 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 215 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lynchburg in zone 7b across its 5 ZIP code areas (7b in 24502, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Lynchburg's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (30 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00013733; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
What hardiness zone is each Lynchburg ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Lynchburg's 5 ZIP code areas are all in zone 7b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Lynchburg?
In a normal year in Lynchburg, 27 days a year reach 90°F, 95 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 119 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 27a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 95a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 119a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in Lynchburg's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1893) is 106°F, on July 10, 1936; the lowest is −11°F, on February 20, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2020, with 69.73 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 56.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00013733; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record LYHthr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is Lynchburg, and how clear are its skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 65°F. The muggiest month is July, with an average dew point of 66°F, above the 65°F at which most people call the air sticky; the driest air comes in January (23°F). March is the windiest month (6.5 mph on average), and June has the most clear or nearly clear hours (71%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 58% | 42% | 5.6 mph | 63% | 26% |
| February | 28°F | 57% | 41% | 6.3 mph | 60% | 29% |
| March | 36°F | 55% | 38% | 6.5 mph | 61% | 27% |
| April | 47°F | 63% | 44% | 5.9 mph | 60% | 24% |
| May | 59°F | 72% | 53% | 4.7 mph | 61% | 20% |
| June | 64°F | 72% | 52% | 4.1 mph | 71% | 12% |
| July | 66°F | 75% | 54% | 3.7 mph | 65% | 15% |
| August | 63°F | 75% | 52% | 4.1 mph | 64% | 17% |
| September | 54°F | 75% | 51% | 4.5 mph | 65% | 22% |
| October | 41°F | 68% | 45% | 4.5 mph | 66% | 24% |
| November | 32°F | 65% | 46% | 4.9 mph | 67% | 24% |
| December | 27°F | 64% | 48% | 5.3 mph | 62% | 27% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00013733. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is Lynchburg?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lynchburg, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and February the cloudiest (70%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 330th (with 21 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.3 |
| February | 70% | 3.1 |
| March | 71% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 78% | 6.2 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.4 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 76% | 2.7 |
| December | 70% | 2.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Lynchburg need?
A normal year in Lynchburg brings 4,295 heating degree days, 20% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,115 cooling degree days, 23% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,846 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 902 | 0 |
| February | 734 | 0 |
| March | 578 | 2 |
| April | 284 | 19 |
| May | 106 | 81 |
| June | 12 | 221 |
| July | 1 | 340 |
| August | 2 | 296 |
| September | 46 | 136 |
| October | 267 | 19 |
| November | 556 | 1 |
| December | 808 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,295 | 1,115 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00013733. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Lynchburg been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 57.2°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.0°F | +2.8°F | 33.09 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 58.4°F | +2.2°F | 47.70 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 58.6°F | +2.4°F | 43.41 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 59.0°F | +2.8°F | 43.48 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 57.2°F | +1.0°F | 38.43 | 19.0 |
Over 154 complete years from 1872 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.2°F per century (+0.07°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00013733; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lynchburg's climate compare?
Lynchburg is warmer than 44 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.2°F is warmer than 64%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lynchburg is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Lynchburg share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Timberlake, VA12,833 people · 2 mi W
- Altavista, VA3,332 people · 14 mi S
- Rustburg, VA1,276 people · 7 mi SE
- Hurt, VA1,239 people · 16 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Lynchburg's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Lynchburg. This page uses Lynchburg Regional Airport; the other differs by site and elevation, and the linked ones have pages of their own:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg #2 USC00445117 | 4 mi N | 736 ft | 55.2°F | 25°F | 85°F | 43.6 | 12 | April 17 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Lynchburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Lynchburg?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Lynchburg?
Yes: 12 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (3.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Lynchburg?
July, with 4.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lynchburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lynchburg in zone 7b across its 5 ZIP code areas (7b in 24502, the largest). By the same method at Lynchburg's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Lynchburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 3. Waiting until May 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Lynchburg #2, VA4 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Bedford, VA17 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Appomattox, VA21 miles from this station, 56.4°F a year
- Brookneal, VA22 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
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