Charlottesville (VA) Temperature by Month

Charlottesville in Virginia, United States of America sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 7°C (45°F) in January and 31°C (88°F) in July, averaging 20°C (68°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.

Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very warm to cold in Charlottesville. At night, minimum temperatures range from 19°C (66°F) in July to -3°C (27°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Charlottesville by month:

Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Charlottesville's average annual maximum temperature is 20°C (68°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation, summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.

Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Charlottesville this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Charlottesville's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Charlottesville climate page.