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Best Time for Virginia: D.C. to the Blue Ridge Foothills
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Cherry blossoms then vineyard green: Monticello's gardens at their Jeffersonian best, and Virginia's wine country pouring viognier on every ridge.
- Museum summer in the capital — free, air-conditioned, world-class — and Blue Ridge evenings cooling the vineyard patios.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5.0°C | 4.1°C | 67 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |
| February | −4.1°C | 6.0°C | 68 mm | 10.5 h | ❄ |
| March | −0.2°C | 11.3°C | 83 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | 5.8°C | 17.9°C | 95 mm | 13.0 h | |
| May | 11.6°C | 22.7°C | 112 mm | 14.1 h | |
| June | 16.4°C | 27.5°C | 110 mm | 14.6 h | |
| July | 18.9°C | 30.2°C | 106 mm | 14.4 h | |
| August | 18.1°C | 29.7°C | 100 mm | 13.5 h | |
| September | 14.2°C | 26.0°C | 107 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 7.5°C | 19.1°C | 97 mm | 11.0 h | |
| November | 1.4°C | 12.3°C | 82 mm | 9.9 h | ❄ |
| December | −2.5°C | 6.4°C | 90 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |