Charlottesville weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Charlottesville is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with October and July close behind. Charlottesville averages about 2,308 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,308
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,095 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈95 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 47k
- Elevation
- 189 m
When is the best time to visit Charlottesville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Charlottesville is April, then October and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 65 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Charlottesville?
Charlottesville gets a moderate 2,308 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate April (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #273 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,095 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 65 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -3° / 27°F | 66 mm | 3 |
| March | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 81 mm | 4 |
| April | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 93 mm | 5 |
| May | 72 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 113 mm | 6 |
| June | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 106 mm | 7 |
| July | 74 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 99 mm | 7 |
| August | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 99 mm | 7 |
| September | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 109 mm | 6 |
| October | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 95 mm | 4 |
| November | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 83 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 86 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Richmond United States · 122 km · best in Apr · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Washington United States · 125 km · best in Aug · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Roanoke United States · 162 km · best in Aug · 2,343 h sun/yr
- Baltimore United States · 193 km · best in Oct · 2,241 h sun/yr
- Newport News United States · 206 km · best in May · 2,431 h sun/yr
- Norfolk United States · 242 km · best in May · 2,437 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Weyers Cave United States · 41 km · 2,308 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lynchburg United States · 112 km · 2,343 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Lewisburg United States · 173 km · 2,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Charlottesville compares month by month: Charlottesville vs Washington · Charlottesville vs Norfolk · Charlottesville vs Richmond · Charlottesville vs Roanoke · all comparisons
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