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Charlottesville, VA

38.137°N, 78.455°W · station CHOthr · 134 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charlottesville.
92°TUE9/194°WED9/293°THU9/392°FRI9/484°SAT9/581°SUN9/681°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high 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 hottest on record.

Ranks

#12 / 125
warmest Sep 2 in 125 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

105°F
set in 1932

Coolest Sep 2 ever

62°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 94°F — 12th warmest Sep 2 of 125 years · record 105°F (1932) · warmest since 2010.
1898: 87°F1901: 80°F1902: 85°F1903: 80°F1904: 74°F1905: 76°F1906: 80°F1907: 89°F1908: 80°F1909: 78°F1910: 75°F1911: 86°F1912: 97°F1913: 84°F1914: 96°F1915: 68°F1916: 87°F1917: 89°F1918: 81°F1919: 80°F1920: 81°F1921: 100°F1922: 85°F1923: 83°F1924: 94°F1925: 85°F1926: 89°F1927: 87°F1929: 96°F1930: 101°F1931: 88°F1932: 105°F1933: 85°F1934: 79°F1935: 66°F1936: 87°F1937: 91°F1938: 81°F1939: 84°F1940: 84°F1941: 87°F1942: 85°F1943: 95°F1944: 87°F1945: 82°F1946: 84°F1947: 92°F1948: 73°F1949: 80°F1950: 84°F1951: 94°F1952: 83°F1953: 105°F1954: 82°F1955: 76°F1956: 93°F1957: 90°F1958: 83°F1959: 84°F1960: 91°F1961: 90°F1962: 87°F1963: 85°F1964: 82°F1965: 77°F1966: 93°F1967: 74°F1968: 80°F1969: 84°F1970: 80°F1971: 77°F1972: 75°F1973: 96°F1974: 82°F1975: 80°F1976: 84°F1977: 93°F1978: 78°F1979: 85°F1980: 95°F1981: 83°F1982: 88°F1983: 81°F1984: 81°F1985: 88°F1986: 66°F1987: 85°F1988: 79°F1989: 78°F1990: 89°F1991: 76°F1992: 83°F1993: 94°F1994: 75°F1995: 80°F1996: 86°F1997: 92°F1998: 94°F1999: 85°F2000: 86°F2001: 78°F2002: 79°F2003: 87°F2004: 83°F2005: 86°F2006: 77°F2007: 81°F2008: 84°F2009: 75°F2010: 95°F2011: 79°F2012: 84°F2013: 87°F2014: 93°F2015: 92°F2016: 83°F2017: 62°F2018: 92°F2019: 90°F2020: 74°F2021: 81°F2022: 87°F2023: 88°F2024: 84°F2025: 78°F94° forecast6065707580859095100105191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 294°F
Hottest this date since2010
This-date record105°F
This-date rank#12 of 125
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1930)
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°FJan 14, 1932-6°FJan 17, 1982
Feb84°FFeb 25, 1930-9°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar94°FMar 29, 19071°FMar 4, 2014
Apr98°FApr 24, 192514°FApr 1, 1923
May100°FMay 28, 194129°FMay 22, 2002
Jun105°FJun 30, 193640°FJun 15, 1933
Jul107°FJul 20, 193044°FJul 8, 1983
Aug107°FAug 5, 193042°FAug 29, 1986
Sep107°FSep 7, 195434°FSep 29, 1942
Oct98°FOct 5, 194125°FOct 29, 1965
Nov88°FNov 2, 19508°FNov 30, 1929
Dec80°FDec 7, 1998-2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time107°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan64°FJan 8, 199812°FJan 29, 1966
Feb61°FFeb 17, 19767°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar71°FMar 24, 190722°FMar 1, 1980
Apr72°FApr 26, 191534°FApr 7, 1907
May75°FMay 31, 199146°FMay 8, 1917
Jun79°FJun 27, 195254°FJun 1, 1907
Jul84°FJul 22, 193063°FJul 12, 1999
Aug85°FAug 7, 191861°FAug 26, 1908
Sep80°FSep 2, 193053°FSep 28, 1956
Oct73°FOct 6, 194142°FOct 26, 1962
Nov68°FNov 2, 197126°FNov 27, 1950
Dec63°FDec 24, 201514°FDec 22, 1989
All-time85°FAug 7, 19187°FFeb 13, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

35 days
record run, ended Jul 30 2020

So far in 2026

37 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Charlottesville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +10° 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

Sunrise5:43 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight13h 01m · losing 16 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Charlottesville — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
37 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 38th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 28. Record: 63 in 2010.

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