▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 1 . 0 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁has ▁a ▁four - season ▁hum id ▁subt rop ical ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁C fa ), ▁with ▁cool ▁winter s ▁and ▁hot , ▁hum id ▁sum mers . ▁The ▁month ly ▁daily ▁average ▁temperature ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁July . ▁N ights ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁significantly ▁cool er ▁than ▁days ▁throughout ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁moder ate ▁elev ation . ▁In ▁a ▁typical ▁year , ▁there ▁are ▁ 2 6 ▁days ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁temperature ▁ ▁or ▁above , ▁and ▁ 7 . 5 ▁days ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ ▁or ▁below . ▁Snow fall ▁aver ages ▁ ▁per ▁season ▁but ▁this ▁amount ▁var ies ▁highly ▁with ▁each ▁winter ; ▁the ▁snow iest ▁winter ▁is ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁snow , ▁but ▁the ▁following ▁winter ▁recorded ▁only ▁trace ▁amounts , ▁the ▁least ▁on ▁record . ▁ ▁Tem per ature ▁extrem es ▁range ▁from ▁, ▁recorded ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁down ▁to ▁, ▁recorded ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁However , ▁several ▁dec ades ▁may ▁pass ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁read ings , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁such ▁occurr ences ▁being ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁