Lynchburg, VA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 35.9°F in Lynchburg, VA, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 28th coldest of 130 (with 2014).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 35.9°F; Coldest since 2015; 28th coldest of 130
Precipitation: 7.93 in; Driest since 2017; 43rd driest of 132

A normal winter in Lynchburg, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 38.5°F, between 34.6°F and 41.2°F in eight years of ten and 9.84 in of precipitation, between 6.45 in and 13.94 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Lynchburg, VA since 1894: 35.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 31.2°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 34.6 to 41.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Lynchburg, VA from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	35.9	102	46.5	86	25.4	114	7.93	89	0
2025	36.9	87	47.2	76	26.7	104	13.41	13	0
2024	41.1	20	52.5	7	29.6	53	14.09	10	0
2023	43.4	3	53.9	2	32.8	7	11.89	25	0
2022	41.6	13	53.1	3	30	45	8.01	85	0
2021	38.6	61	48.4	63	28.9	63	13.40	14	0
2020	42.5	5	52.9	4	32.2	10	12.20	21	0
2019	39	55	48.6	59	29.4	55	14.79	8	0
2018	37.7	76	48.4	63	27.1	95	9.35	58	1
2017	41.4	15	52	9	31	23	7.48	100	1
2016	40	34	49.8	30	30.2	42	12.26	19	0
2015	34.6	114	44.4	112	24.7	121	7.50	98	0
2014	35.9	102	46.6	85	25.3	115	12.77	16	0
2013	40.2	30	50.1	27	30.4	38	10.28	46	0
2012	41.2	18	52.9	4	29.4	55	9.44	55	0
2011	34.6	114	44.7	109	24.4	122	5.58	125	0
2010	33.1	124	42.2	127	24	124	13.90	11	0
2009	37	85	47.6	74	26.5	107	7.75	93	0
2008	38.8	56	48.6	59	28.9	63	5.87	121	0
2007	38.2	74	48.9	50	27.6	86	6.99	107	0
2006	38.4	66	48.8	53	27.9	78	8.25	79	0
2005	38.5	62	49	48	27.9	78	7.93	89	0
2004	35	112	45.1	106	24.9	118	7.12	103	0
2003	34.4	116	42.9	122	25.9	108	11.32	31	0
2002	40.5	27	52	9	29.1	61	6.52	113	0
2001	34.8	113	45.7	98	23.8	126	5.63	123	0
2000	38.2	74	49.5	36	26.9	100	7.52	97	0
1999	40	34	50.6	22	29.4	55	10.25	47	0
1998	39.2	51	48.7	56	29.7	52	16.65	3	0
1997	38.4	66	48.4	63	28.5	66	11.90	23	0
1996	35.7	105	44.4	112	27	98	11.08	35	0
1995	40.1	32	48.9	50	31.3	20	8.56	75	0
1994	36.2	100	45.3	101	27	98	14.28	9	0
1993	38.8	56	47.8	73	29.9	48	11.18	33	0
1992	41.1	20	51	18	31.3	20	10.77	38	0
1991	41.5	14	51.5	15	31.5	17	10.34	41	0
1990	39.4	48	49.6	34	29.3	59	9.40	57	0
1989	39.2	51	49.2	44	29.3	59	5.48	126	0
1988	36.8	89	46.2	92	27.5	87	6.73	109	0
1987	36.5	97	45.3	101	27.7	84	12.54	17	0
1986	36.6	95	46.1	94	27.1	95	4.79	131	0
1985	39.6	45	49.4	38	29.8	50	8.19	82	0
1984	36.8	89	45.8	96	27.8	82	12.41	18	0
1983	39.4	48	48.1	69	30.7	31	7.10	105	0
1982	33.6	120	42.1	128	24.8	119	11.90	23	1
1981	36.8	89	46.9	81	26.7	104	4.86	130	0
1980	36.8	89	46.2	92	27.4	88	6.83	108	0
1979	33.3	122	42.7	124	23.9	125	15.70	6	0
1978	31.9	129	40.4	132	23.4	127	11.80	27	0
1977	31.2	130	42	129	20.3	132	5.20	127	0
1976	38.4	66	48.8	53	28	77	9.02	67	0
1975	39.1	54	48.8	53	29.4	55	10.16	49	0
1974	40	34	49.2	44	30.9	25	13.14	15	0
1973	38.4	66	47.9	72	29	62	10.31	44	0
1972	41	22	50.6	22	31.4	19	10.33	43	0
1971	37.1	82	46.4	87	27.8	82	9.08	65	0
1970	33.1	124	43	119	23.2	129	8.92	70	0
1969	34.1	119	43	119	25.2	116	6.64	112	0
1968	35.1	110	45	107	25.2	116	8.94	69	0
1967	37.5	77	47.1	79	27.9	78	7.49	99	0
1966	36.4	98	46	95	26.8	102	8.46	77	0
1965	37.3	78	47.2	76	27.4	88	9.05	66	0
1964	34.3	118	43	119	25.6	111	10.79	37	0
1963	32.9	127	42.7	124	23.1	130	6.35	115	0
1962	36.8	89	45.2	103	28.4	68	11.27	32	0
1961	35.1	110	44.6	111	25.6	111	8.06	83	0
1960	38.7	58	47.1	79	30.3	40	9.52	54	0
1959	36.6	95	46.3	90	26.8	102	7.16	102	0
1958	35.5	107	44.2	116	26.9	100	9.21	61	0
1957	42	10	50.8	19	33.2	5	11.18	33	0
1956	37.3	78	46.3	90	28.3	71	5.01	129	0
1955	37.2	81	46.4	87	27.9	78	8.73	74	0
1954	39.9	42	49.8	30	30	45	10.24	48	0
1953	40.7	25	49.8	30	31.6	15	9.42	56	0
1952	40.9	23	49.9	29	31.8	14	11.88	26	0
1951	37.1	82	46.9	81	27.3	91	8.47	76	0
1950	42.7	4	52	9	33.5	4	7.12	103	0
1949	43.7	2	52.6	6	34.8	2	13.69	12	0
1948	36.3	99	45.4	99	27.2	94	7.88	91	0
1947	38.7	58	48.5	62	28.9	63	8.22	81	0
1946	36.7	94	45.2	103	28.2	74	9.19	62	0
1945	35.8	104	44.3	114	27.3	91	7.09	106	1
1944	40.7	25	50.5	24	30.8	28	10.35	40	0
1943	39.8	44	49.1	47	30.5	36	10.15	50	0
1942	39.6	45	49.2	44	30	45	9.19	62	0
1941	39.4	48	48.4	63	30.4	38	6.15	118	0
1940	36.9	87	45.4	99	28.5	66	7.99	86	0
1939	42.1	8	51.4	16	32.8	7	12.09	22	0
1938									10
1937	42.1	8	50.2	26	33.9	3	16.66	2	0
1936	33.1	124	42.8	123	23.4	127	16.05	5	0
1935	38.4	66	48.7	56	28.1	76	11.44	29	0
1934	38.5	62	49.4	38	27.7	84	9.26	59	0
1933	42.4	6	51.7	13	33.2	5	8.75	73	0
1932	47.8	1	56.9	1	38.6	1	8.28	78	0
1931	39.6	45	48.7	56	30.5	36	6.09	120	0
1930	42	10	52.3	8	31.6	15	5.59	124	1
1929	38.5	62	48.6	59	28.4	68	6.15	118	0
1928	40	34	50	28	29.9	48	8.81	72	0
1927	40.9	23	49.6	34	32.2	10	9.22	60	0
1926	40	34	49	48	30.9	25	10.34	41	0
1925	41.2	18	51.4	16	31	23	7.78	92	0
1924	40.5	27	50.4	25	30.7	31	7.96	88	0
1923	40	34	49.4	38	30.7	31	8.05	84	0
1922	39.9	42	48.9	50	30.8	28	8.23	80	2
1921	40.2	30	49.3	41	31.1	22	7.63	95	0
1920	35.3	109	45.2	103	25.5	113	7.63	95	0
1919	41.3	16	50.7	20	31.9	13	8.95	68	0
1918	32.1	128	41.5	130	22.7	131	6.68	110	0
1917	38.3	72	48.3	68	28.3	71	6.67	111	0
1916	40	34	49.3	41	30.8	28	6.28	116	0
1915	38.4	66	46.7	84	30.2	42	11.43	30	0
1914	40.4	29	49.8	30	30.9	25	7.66	94	0
1913	42.3	7	52	9	32.7	9	6.27	117	0
1912	35.5	107	44	117	27.1	95	9.86	51	0
1911	38.7	58	47.2	76	30.3	40	7.42	101	1
1910	36.1	101	44.8	108	27.3	91	9.81	52	0
1909	42	10	51.7	13	32.2	10	7.99	86	0
1908	37	85	45.8	96	28.2	74	11.67	28	1
1907	40.1	32	49.5	36	30.6	35	4.69	132	0
1906	40	34	49.3	41	30.7	31	11.04	36	2
1905	33.2	123	41.5	130	24.8	119	8.84	71	0
1904	33.6	120	42.7	124	24.3	123	5.05	128	2
1903	38.5	62	47.4	75	29.8	50	15.33	7	2
1902	34.4	116	43.2	118	25.7	109	18.30	1	0
1901	37.3	78	46.4	87	28.3	71	5.84	122	2
1900	37.1	82	46.8	83	27.4	88	10.48	39	0
1899	35.7	105	44.7	109	26.7	104	16.17	4	0
1898	39.2	51	48.1	69	30.2	42	6.47	114	0
1897	38.3	72	48.4	63	28.4	68	10.29	45	4
1896			48.1	69	29.6	53	9.64	53	14
1895			44.3	114	25.7	109	12.21	20	14
1894	41.3	16	50.7	20	31.5	17	9.15	64	7
1893									36

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	47.8
1949	43.7
2023	43.4
1950	42.7
2020	42.5
1933	42.4
1913	42.3
1939	42.1
1937	42.1
1957	42
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	31.2
1978	31.9
1918	32.1
1963	32.9
2010	33.1
1970	33.1
1936	33.1
1905	33.2
1979	33.3
1982	33.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1902	18.30
1937	16.66
1998	16.65
1899	16.17
1936	16.05
1979	15.70
1903	15.33
2019	14.79
1994	14.28
2024	14.09

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1907	4.69
1986	4.79
1981	4.86
1956	5.01
1904	5.05
1977	5.20
1989	5.48
2011	5.58
1930	5.59
2001	5.63

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 7°F; 2 February 2026, 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.40 in; 25 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 7.93 in of precipitation in Lynchburg, VA, the driest winter since 2017, tied 43rd driest of 132 (with 2005).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lynchburg, VA: 72°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lynchburg, VA: a low of 7°F on Monday 2 February 2026 and Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Lynchburg, VA: 1.40 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.