Virginia · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Charlottesville, VA

38.137°N, 78.455°W · station CHOthr · 134 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charlottesville.
63°TUE7/1467°WED7/1573°THU7/1673°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1872°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#19 / 127
coldest Jul 14 in 127 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

51°F
set in 2001

Mildest Jul 14 ever

76°F
set in 1954

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Charlottesville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5164761895: 61°F1898: 67°F1901: 69°F1902: 65°F1903: 59°F1904: 63°F1905: 65°F1906: 62°F1907: 64°F1908: 72°F1909: 63°F1910: 64°F1911: 66°F1912: 68°F1913: 69°F1914: 66°F1915: 71°F1916: 69°F1917: 65°F1918: 60°F1919: 69°F1920: 66°F1921: 68°F1922: 65°F1923: 69°F1924: 69°F1925: 64°F1926: 61°F1927: 70°F1928: 67°F1929: 68°F1930: 72°F1931: 69°F1932: 65°F1933: 56°F1934: 70°F1935: 65°F1936: 69°F1937: 68°F1938: 70°F1939: 70°F1940: 56°F1941: 68°F1942: 73°F1943: 66°F1944: 68°F1945: 65°F1946: 66°F1947: 68°F1948: 69°F1949: 69°F1950: 68°F1951: 68°F1952: 66°F1953: 60°F1954: 76°F1955: 62°F1956: 67°F1957: 75°F1958: 68°F1959: 66°F1960: 66°F1961: 71°F1962: 70°F1963: 62°F1964: 66°F1965: 67°F1966: 72°F1967: 65°F1968: 72°F1969: 65°F1970: 71°F1971: 66°F1972: 69°F1973: 70°F1974: 56°F1975: 67°F1976: 64°F1977: 68°F1978: 70°F1979: 73°F1980: 69°F1981: 75°F1982: 71°F1983: 68°F1984: 66°F1985: 66°F1986: 73°F1987: 68°F1988: 70°F1989: 62°F1990: 62°F1991: 71°F1992: 75°F1993: 73°F1994: 70°F1995: 72°F1996: 68°F1997: 67°F1998: 70°F1999: 62°F2000: 65°F2001: 51°F2002: 64°F2003: 65°F2004: 68°F2005: 71°F2006: 73°F2007: 56°F2008: 68°F2009: 55°F2010: 69°F2011: 61°F2012: 72°F2013: 71°F2014: 72°F2015: 69°F2016: 71°F2017: 75°F2018: 64°F2019: 68°F2020: 68°F2021: 71°F2022: 65°F2023: 71°F2024: 70°F2025: 71°F63° forecast189520252001

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1463°F
Coldest this date since2011
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#19 of 127
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-9°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charlottesville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1932-6°F1982
Feb84°F1930-9°F1899
Mar94°F19071°F2014
Apr98°F192514°F1923
May100°F194129°F2002
Jun105°F193640°F1933
Jul107°F193044°F1983
Aug107°F193042°F1986
Sep107°F195434°F1942
Oct98°F194125°F1965
Nov88°F19508°F1929
Dec80°F1998-2°F1917
All-time107°F1930-9°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charlottesville so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

46 days
record run, ended Feb 22 1979

So far in 2026

57 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Charlottesville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 28°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 30°FMar: 58°FMar: 36°FApr: 69°FApr: 45°FMay: 76°FMay: 54°FJun: 84°FJun: 62°FJul: 88°FJul: 67°FAug: 86°FAug: 65°FSep: 80°FSep: 58°FOct: 69°FOct: 47°FNov: 58°FNov: 37°FDec: 49°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight14h 36m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.14°N, 78.45°W

Nearby Stations

Lynchburg, VA69 mi SWRichmond, VA75 mi SESterling-Dulles Airport, VA77 mi NEWashington, DC91 mi NEMartinsburg, WV91 mi NElkins, WV91 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

Charlottesville's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Charlottesville, VA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charlottesville's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charlottesville, VA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Charlottesville, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charlottesville, VA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Charlottesville — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
57 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 35th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 48. Record: 70 in 1960.

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