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Charlottesville, VA

38.137°N, 78.455°W · station CHOthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charlottesville.
55°SAT10/1756°SUN10/1857°MON10/1964°TUE10/2063°WED10/2162°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

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

#61 / 124
warmest Oct 23 in 124 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

88°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 23 ever

46°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 68°F — 61st warmest Oct 23 of 124 years · record 88°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1893: 67°F1894: 65°F1895: 64°F1896: 64°F1898: 58°F1899: 70°F1901: 83°F1902: 77°F1903: 63°F1904: 65°F1906: 73°F1907: 77°F1908: 66°F1909: 70°F1910: 64°F1911: 64°F1912: 62°F1913: 56°F1914: 69°F1915: 69°F1916: 58°F1917: 62°F1918: 67°F1920: 85°F1921: 83°F1922: 61°F1923: 46°F1924: 55°F1926: 60°F1927: 85°F1928: 68°F1929: 66°F1930: 53°F1931: 78°F1932: 75°F1935: 82°F1936: 81°F1938: 61°F1939: 70°F1940: 52°F1941: 83°F1942: 70°F1943: 68°F1944: 59°F1945: 63°F1946: 74°F1947: 88°F1948: 57°F1949: 84°F1950: 69°F1951: 60°F1952: 57°F1953: 67°F1954: 68°F1955: 63°F1956: 64°F1957: 70°F1958: 58°F1959: 53°F1960: 57°F1961: 67°F1962: 68°F1963: 64°F1964: 65°F1965: 62°F1966: 72°F1967: 64°F1968: 78°F1969: 52°F1970: 74°F1971: 64°F1972: 67°F1973: 71°F1974: 75°F1975: 81°F1976: 56°F1977: 62°F1978: 82°F1979: 70°F1980: 72°F1981: 68°F1982: 52°F1983: 58°F1984: 79°F1985: 63°F1986: 79°F1987: 68°F1988: 60°F1989: 68°F1990: 72°F1991: 77°F1992: 62°F1993: 65°F1994: 75°F1995: 74°F1996: 75°F1997: 57°F1998: 64°F1999: 54°F2000: 71°F2001: 80°F2002: 68°F2003: 55°F2004: 53°F2005: 65°F2006: 51°F2007: 74°F2008: 60°F2009: 66°F2010: 72°F2011: 65°F2012: 71°F2013: 58°F2014: 66°F2015: 73°F2016: 60°F2017: 73°F2018: 73°F2019: 70°F2020: 84°F2021: 70°F2023: 69°F2024: 79°F2025: 66°F68° forecast45505560657075808590191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2368°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record88°F
This-date rank#61 of 124
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 Oct 14.

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

44 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: 67°F · forecast is +1° 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

Sunrise6:23 AM
Sunset5:35 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight11h 12m · 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
44 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 24th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 74 in 2010.

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