Charlottesville

Charlottesville: A Great Place to Live for All of Our Citizens

Why visit

Charlottesville is a Virginia base for UVA, Monticello, bookstores, restaurants, Blue Ridge access, and a college-town center. It is useful when history, landscape, and a comfortable overnight all need to fit.

When to avoid

Do not visit Charlottesville expecting every worthwhile stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Charlottesville, a good plan starts with the constraints, not with the number of sights. A day in Charlottesville should account for distance, heat, parking, and transit before adding more stops. Use Charlottesville with honest transport planning rather than assuming every link will be easy.

Plan Charlottesville

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Charlottesville

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Overcast

30° / 21°

UV High

Wed

Showers

31° / 23°

4.7 mm

UV High

Thu

Drizzle

36° / 21°

1.7 mm

UV High

Fri

Drizzle

36° / 20°

2.4 mm

UV High

Sat

Drizzle

33° / 20°

UV Moderate

Sun

Partly cloudy

38° / 21°

UV High

Mon

Drizzle

39° / 23°

3.3 mm

UV High

Climate

Summer (Jun-Sep)

Typical highs around 29°C, lows around 17°C.

Winter (Dec-Mar)

Typical highs around 8°C, lows around -3°C.

In August 4

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Weather

31° / 18°

Typical high / low

3 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

13.7h

06:28 – 20:09local

Holidays coming up

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Airports

closest CHO · 12 km

Getting around Charlottesville

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

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About Charlottesville

Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. The former capital of Virginia, it is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 160,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties.

Area: 27 km²
Demonym: Charlottesvillian
Mayor: Juandiego Wade
Airport codes: CHO

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