Asheville, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Asheville's real weather, in one number
Asheville, NC scores 57/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 6 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Asheville's hottest and coldest months
Asheville's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 35°F, a 37.5°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Asheville's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 25°F | 4.5in |
| Feb | 51°F | 26°F | 3.57in |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 4.64in |
| Apr | 68°F | 40°F | 4.46in |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 4.12in |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.75in |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 5.19in |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.13in |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 4.74in |
| Oct | 68°F | 43°F | 3.64in |
| Nov | 57°F | 32°F | 4.07in |
| Dec | 49°F | 27°F | 4.2in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Asheville at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Asheville
Over a typical year, Asheville sees about 52.01in of precipitation a year across roughly 123 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Asheville ranks
Asheville ranks 657 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 6 of 147 within NC. About 94,992 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Bent Creek, NC US, 5.2 miles from Asheville, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · How the comfort score is calculated