35.432°N, 82.538°W · station AVLthr · 151 years of record
72°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Asheville.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Asheville — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 134
warmest Oct 17 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
85°F
set in 1897
Coolest Oct 17 ever
44°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 54°F — 126th warmest Oct 17 of 134 years · record 85°F (1897) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#114 / 133
warmest Oct 18 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
85°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
41°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 60°F — 114th warmest Oct 18 of 133 years · record 85°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#85 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
83°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 19 ever
47°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 65°F — 85th warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 83°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#41 / 134
warmest Oct 20 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
84°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
42°F
set in 1961
Forecast high 71°F — 41st warmest Oct 20 of 134 years · record 84°F (2016) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#46 / 134
warmest Oct 21 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 21 ever
44°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 71°F — 46th warmest Oct 21 of 134 years · record 84°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#36 / 134
warmest Oct 22 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
82°F
set in 1931
Coolest Oct 22 ever
48°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 71°F — 36th warmest Oct 22 of 134 years · record 82°F (1931) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#37 / 134
warmest Oct 23 in 134 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
80°F
set in 1978
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 72°F — 37th warmest Oct 23 of 134 years · record 80°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 27, 1999
-16°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
80°FFeb 10, 1932
-9°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar
87°FMar 25, 1929
2°FMar 15, 1993
Apr
90°FApr 18, 1896
20°FApr 1, 1923
May
93°FMay 27, 1890
28°FMay 8, 1989
Jun
98°FJun 29, 1936
35°FJun 2, 1966
Jul
99°FJul 10, 1936
44°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
100°FAug 21, 1983
42°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
95°FSep 15, 1897
30°FSep 30, 1967
Oct
91°FOct 2, 2019
20°FOct 30, 1910
Nov
83°FNov 1, 1950
1°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
81°FDec 31, 1951
-7°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
100°FAug 21, 1983
-16°FJan 21, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Asheville so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 17, 1887
Coldest high ever
4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1895
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 21, 1927
7°FJan 28, 1897
Feb
60°FFeb 21, 2018
4°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar
62°FMar 26, 1887
20°FMar 5, 1960
Apr
67°FApr 5, 2025
30°FApr 5, 1891
May
70°FMay 23, 1953
44°FMay 12, 1960
Jun
75°FJun 30, 1936
55°FJun 9, 1913
Jul
77°FJul 17, 1887
62°FJul 7, 1940
Aug
73°FAug 4, 2011
58°FAug 27, 1944
Sep
71°FSep 1, 2020
50°FSep 30, 1924
Oct
71°FOct 9, 2017
32°FOct 29, 1910
Nov
65°FNov 19, 1906
8°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
62°FDec 8, 1951
7°FDec 12, 1962
All-time
77°FJul 17, 1887
4°FFeb 8, 1895
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
17 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: 67°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
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.
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.