Lake Monticello weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lake Monticello, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Charlottesville 2w, 21 km from Lake Monticello; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 48.5 in1233 mm
- Snow a year
- 17 in43 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 2
- First fall freeze
- Nov 5
- Heating degree days
- 4,108
- Cooling degree days
- 1,341
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lake Monticello in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1932)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 892
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Monticello in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 30°−1°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1930)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 725
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Monticello in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1907)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 580
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Lake Monticello in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1925)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 270
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Lake Monticello in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 55°13°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 93
- Cooling degree days
- 105
Lake Monticello in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 64°18°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 265
Lake Monticello in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 392
Lake Monticello in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 341
Lake Monticello in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 60°15°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 35
- Cooling degree days
- 167
Lake Monticello in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 49°9°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1893)
- Heating degree days
- 226
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Lake Monticello in November
Highs average 58°14° and lows 39°4°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1950)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 498
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Lake Monticello in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 32°0°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1998)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 775
- Cooling degree days
- 0