Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Waynesboro, VA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Waynesboro typically lands in that sweet spot of early spring — average highs of 63° and lows of 38°, cool enough for a jacket at night but comfortable by afternoon. History shows a wild range on this date, from a balmy 88° in 1963 down to a bitter 18° in 1975. There's roughly a 1-in-3 chance of rain today, with only a slim 3% chance of anything wintry.
Waynesboro's weather has real teeth at the extremes — the thermometer has swung from a scorching 106° in July 1926 all the way down to -16° in January 1987, a span of 122 degrees. A single day in September 1896 dumped 6.67 inches of rain, and a March storm in 1962 buried the area under 22 inches of snow.
Summers are warm and humid, with highs peaking around 85-86° in mid-to-late July — and that's also when rainfall is heaviest, averaging over an inch per week. Winters are cool but manageable, with January highs sitting in the low-to-mid 40s. Spring and fall offer the most pleasant conditions, with April and October both averaging highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.