Lynchburg weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Lynchburg is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with August and October close behind. Lynchburg averages about 2,343 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 97 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,343
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,129 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈95 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 80k
- Elevation
- 281 m
When is the best time to visit Lynchburg?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lynchburg is April, then August and October. The dullest month is January (0/100, 71 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lynchburg?
Lynchburg gets a moderate 2,343 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate April (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #264 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,129 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 | 71 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -3° / 27°F | 71 mm | 3 |
| March | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 87 mm | 4 |
| April | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 97 mm | 6 |
| May | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 116 mm | 7 |
| June | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 106 mm | 8 |
| July | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 104 mm | 8 |
| August | 75 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 94 mm | 7 |
| September | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 108 mm | 6 |
| October | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 96 mm | 4 |
| November | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 88 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 91 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Roanoke United States · 69 km · best in Aug · 2,343 h sun/yr
- Charlottesville United States · 112 km · best in Apr · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Greensboro United States · 151 km · best in Oct · 2,429 h sun/yr
- Raleigh/Durham United States · 165 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
- Richmond United States · 167 km · best in Apr · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Washington United States · 236 km · best in Aug · 2,293 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Weyers Cave United States · 108 km · 2,308 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lewisburg United States · 121 km · 2,222 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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