Virginia · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Charlottesville, VA

38.137°N, 78.455°W · station CHOthr · 134 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charlottesville.
84°MON7/1389°TUE7/1498°WED7/1598°THU7/1696°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#4 / 127
warmest Jul 15 in 127 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

102°F
set in 1954

Coolest Jul 15 ever

72°F
set in 1945

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Charlottesville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72871021895: 82°F1898: 82°F1901: 86°F1902: 90°F1903: 78°F1904: 83°F1905: 89°F1906: 77°F1907: 87°F1908: 91°F1909: 92°F1910: 88°F1911: 87°F1912: 95°F1913: 81°F1914: 86°F1915: 96°F1916: 89°F1917: 85°F1918: 89°F1919: 91°F1920: 90°F1921: 87°F1922: 80°F1923: 94°F1924: 85°F1925: 90°F1926: 74°F1927: 94°F1928: 83°F1929: 74°F1930: 80°F1931: 94°F1932: 94°F1933: 85°F1934: 95°F1935: 87°F1936: 94°F1937: 95°F1938: 89°F1939: 85°F1940: 78°F1941: 82°F1942: 92°F1943: 92°F1944: 77°F1945: 72°F1946: 88°F1947: 85°F1948: 80°F1949: 88°F1950: 75°F1951: 84°F1952: 90°F1953: 89°F1954: 102°F1955: 87°F1956: 83°F1957: 94°F1958: 82°F1959: 86°F1960: 91°F1961: 87°F1962: 83°F1963: 88°F1964: 84°F1965: 85°F1966: 75°F1967: 74°F1968: 86°F1969: 89°F1970: 90°F1971: 81°F1972: 92°F1973: 86°F1974: 91°F1975: 80°F1976: 88°F1977: 93°F1978: 85°F1979: 92°F1980: 86°F1981: 84°F1982: 83°F1983: 94°F1984: 87°F1985: 92°F1986: 85°F1987: 78°F1988: 94°F1989: 82°F1990: 86°F1991: 86°F1992: 99°F1993: 87°F1994: 91°F1995: 98°F1996: 90°F1997: 100°F1998: 89°F1999: 87°F2000: 86°F2001: 85°F2002: 88°F2003: 84°F2004: 89°F2005: 87°F2006: 90°F2007: 91°F2008: 84°F2009: 86°F2010: 94°F2011: 83°F2012: 93°F2013: 91°F2014: 86°F2015: 85°F2016: 95°F2017: 92°F2018: 93°F2019: 91°F2020: 92°F2021: 93°F2022: 89°F2023: 91°F2024: 97°F2025: 88°F98° forecast189520251954

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1598°F
Hottest this date since1997
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#4 of 127
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break32.0% (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

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

23 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: 89°F · forecast is +9° 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 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 Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
23 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 11th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 32 in 1911.

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