38.137°N, 78.455°W · station CHOthr · 134 years of record
61°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charlottesville.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Charlottesville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#122 / 126
coldest Sep 2 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
47°F
set in 2009
Mildest Sep 2 ever
80°F
set in 1930
Forecast low 73°F — 122nd coldest Sep 2 of 126 years · record 47°F (2009) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#118 / 126
coldest Sep 3 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
47°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 1930
Forecast low 73°F — 118th coldest Sep 3 of 126 years · record 47°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#125 / 125
coldest Sep 4 in 125 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
50°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1970
Forecast low 73°F — 125th coldest Sep 4 of 125 years · record 50°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#113 / 124
coldest Sep 5 in 124 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
45°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 70°F — 113th coldest Sep 5 of 124 years · record 45°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 125
coldest Sep 6 in 125 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
50°F
set in 1909
Mildest Sep 6 ever
76°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 64°F — 70th coldest Sep 6 of 125 years · record 50°F (1909) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#54 / 126
coldest Sep 7 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
46°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 7 ever
78°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 61°F — 54th coldest Sep 7 of 126 years · record 46°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#61 / 126
coldest Sep 8 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
46°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 8 ever
74°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 61°F — 61st coldest Sep 8 of 126 years · record 46°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 14, 1932
-6°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
84°FFeb 25, 1930
-9°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 29, 1907
1°FMar 4, 2014
Apr
98°FApr 24, 1925
14°FApr 1, 1923
May
100°FMay 28, 1941
29°FMay 22, 2002
Jun
105°FJun 30, 1936
40°FJun 15, 1933
Jul
107°FJul 20, 1930
44°FJul 8, 1983
Aug
107°FAug 5, 1930
42°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
107°FSep 7, 1954
34°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
98°FOct 5, 1941
25°FOct 29, 1965
Nov
88°FNov 2, 1950
8°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
80°FDec 7, 1998
-2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
107°FJul 20, 1930
-9°FFeb 11, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Charlottesville so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 7, 1918
Coldest high ever
7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
64°FJan 8, 1998
12°FJan 29, 1966
Feb
61°FFeb 17, 1976
7°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
71°FMar 24, 1907
22°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
72°FApr 26, 1915
34°FApr 7, 1907
May
75°FMay 31, 1991
46°FMay 8, 1917
Jun
79°FJun 27, 1952
54°FJun 1, 1907
Jul
84°FJul 22, 1930
63°FJul 12, 1999
Aug
85°FAug 7, 1918
61°FAug 26, 1908
Sep
80°FSep 2, 1930
53°FSep 28, 1956
Oct
73°FOct 6, 1941
42°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
68°FNov 2, 1971
26°FNov 27, 1950
Dec
63°FDec 24, 2015
14°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
85°FAug 7, 1918
7°FFeb 13, 1899
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: 61°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
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.
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.
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.
Days Below the Mark
How many days a year hit a given low at Charlottesville — counted through Sep 7 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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