Altavista weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Altavista, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lynchburg Regional Airport, 23 km from Altavista; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 42.8 in1086 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in29 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,295
- Cooling degree days
- 1,115
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Altavista in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 902
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Altavista in February
Highs average 50°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1932)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 734
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Altavista in March
Highs average 58°15° and lows 35°1°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 578
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Altavista in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 44°6°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1896)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 284
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Altavista in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°11°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 106
- Cooling degree days
- 81
Altavista in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 221
Altavista in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 340
Altavista in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 64°18°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1918)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 296
Altavista in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1932)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 136
Altavista in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 267
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Altavista in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 35°2°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2024)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 556
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Altavista in December
Highs average 49°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1924)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 808
- Cooling degree days
- 0