North Carolina · THREADEX · 1876–2026

Asheville, NC

35.432°N, 82.538°W · station AVLthr · 151 years of record
89°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Asheville.
73°MON7/1377°TUE7/1485°WED7/1588°THU7/1689°FRI7/1788°SAT7/1887°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#17 / 134
warmest Jul 17 in 134 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

94°F
set in 1932

Coolest Jul 17 ever

72°F
set in 1891

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Asheville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7283941877: 79°F1878: 89°F1887: 85°F1889: 82°F1890: 86°F1891: 72°F1893: 88°F1894: 82°F1895: 89°F1896: 82°F1897: 78°F1903: 82°F1904: 84°F1905: 86°F1906: 74°F1907: 84°F1908: 82°F1909: 80°F1910: 78°F1911: 76°F1912: 79°F1913: 90°F1914: 80°F1915: 86°F1916: 75°F1917: 72°F1918: 82°F1919: 80°F1920: 81°F1921: 82°F1922: 84°F1923: 80°F1924: 84°F1925: 79°F1926: 82°F1927: 82°F1928: 83°F1929: 80°F1930: 79°F1931: 90°F1932: 94°F1933: 79°F1934: 92°F1935: 81°F1936: 87°F1937: 87°F1938: 88°F1939: 90°F1940: 84°F1941: 84°F1942: 92°F1943: 92°F1944: 91°F1945: 83°F1946: 77°F1947: 82°F1948: 86°F1949: 78°F1950: 87°F1951: 91°F1952: 90°F1953: 82°F1954: 84°F1955: 86°F1956: 85°F1957: 85°F1958: 83°F1959: 81°F1960: 82°F1961: 85°F1962: 87°F1963: 87°F1964: 84°F1965: 86°F1966: 73°F1967: 77°F1968: 87°F1969: 88°F1970: 85°F1971: 88°F1972: 79°F1973: 81°F1974: 82°F1975: 79°F1976: 83°F1977: 90°F1978: 86°F1979: 90°F1980: 94°F1981: 89°F1982: 83°F1983: 88°F1984: 79°F1985: 83°F1986: 94°F1987: 82°F1988: 94°F1989: 81°F1990: 83°F1991: 76°F1992: 86°F1993: 89°F1994: 85°F1995: 89°F1996: 85°F1997: 85°F1998: 87°F1999: 82°F2000: 83°F2001: 84°F2002: 86°F2003: 85°F2004: 80°F2005: 87°F2006: 85°F2007: 83°F2008: 83°F2009: 83°F2010: 83°F2011: 81°F2012: 88°F2013: 87°F2014: 77°F2015: 87°F2016: 81°F2017: 84°F2018: 87°F2019: 88°F2020: 90°F2021: 86°F2022: 88°F2023: 87°F2024: 88°F2025: 87°F89° forecast187719322025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1789°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record94°F
This-date rank#17 of 134
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record100°F (1983)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1876–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Asheville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1876–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1999-16°F1985
Feb80°F1932-9°F1895
Mar87°F19292°F1993
Apr90°F189620°F1923
May93°F189028°F1989
Jun98°F193635°F1966
Jul99°F193644°F1988
Aug100°F198342°F1986
Sep95°F189730°F1967
Oct91°F201920°F1910
Nov83°F19501°F1950
Dec81°F1951-7°F1983
All-time100°F1983-16°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Asheville so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

16 days
record run, ended Jul 21 1977

So far in 2026

5 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Asheville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 28°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 31°FMar: 59°FMar: 36°FApr: 68°FApr: 44°FMay: 75°FMay: 53°FJun: 82°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 64°FAug: 83°FAug: 64°FSep: 78°FSep: 57°FOct: 69°FOct: 46°FNov: 59°FNov: 36°FDec: 51°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:25 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight14h 22m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.43°N, 82.54°W

Nearby Stations

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC40 mi SEBristol-Johnson City, TN72 mi NKnoxville, TN85 mi WCharlotte, NC90 mi EOak Ridge, TN103 mi WAthens, GA111 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Asheville's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Asheville, NC — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Asheville's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Asheville, NC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1876

Each cell is one day's high at Asheville, coloured by temperature — 151 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Asheville, NC daily high heat map 1876–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Asheville — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 151 years. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 16 in 1969.

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