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Asheville, NC

35.432°N, 82.538°W · station AVLthr · 151 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Asheville.
54°SAT10/1760°SUN10/1865°MON10/1971°TUE10/2071°WED10/2171°THU10/2272°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1877: 62°F1887: 56°F1889: 63°F1890: 56°F1891: 56°F1893: 70°F1894: 78°F1895: 71°F1896: 74°F1897: 64°F1902: 73°F1903: 56°F1904: 56°F1905: 58°F1906: 77°F1907: 67°F1908: 54°F1909: 75°F1910: 62°F1911: 57°F1912: 68°F1913: 52°F1914: 62°F1915: 70°F1916: 61°F1917: 59°F1918: 64°F1919: 76°F1920: 79°F1921: 79°F1922: 57°F1923: 42°F1924: 51°F1925: 59°F1926: 58°F1927: 79°F1928: 63°F1929: 60°F1930: 48°F1931: 78°F1932: 77°F1933: 69°F1934: 73°F1935: 76°F1936: 77°F1937: 40°F1938: 60°F1939: 77°F1940: 69°F1941: 78°F1942: 66°F1943: 68°F1944: 64°F1945: 64°F1946: 68°F1947: 77°F1948: 50°F1949: 72°F1950: 73°F1951: 64°F1952: 68°F1953: 73°F1954: 71°F1955: 74°F1956: 65°F1957: 64°F1958: 71°F1959: 60°F1960: 62°F1961: 71°F1962: 61°F1963: 68°F1964: 72°F1965: 62°F1966: 59°F1967: 64°F1968: 72°F1969: 60°F1970: 74°F1971: 64°F1972: 69°F1973: 73°F1974: 70°F1975: 75°F1976: 62°F1977: 71°F1978: 80°F1979: 65°F1980: 72°F1981: 60°F1982: 58°F1983: 63°F1984: 74°F1985: 60°F1986: 71°F1987: 66°F1988: 55°F1989: 64°F1990: 62°F1991: 74°F1992: 71°F1993: 66°F1994: 71°F1995: 69°F1996: 74°F1997: 57°F1998: 63°F1999: 51°F2000: 76°F2001: 78°F2002: 66°F2003: 59°F2004: 66°F2005: 65°F2006: 45°F2007: 75°F2008: 64°F2009: 67°F2010: 73°F2011: 67°F2012: 75°F2013: 58°F2014: 65°F2015: 77°F2016: 56°F2017: 68°F2018: 65°F2019: 64°F2020: 77°F2021: 69°F2022: 74°F2023: 68°F2024: 74°F2025: 71°F72° forecast4045505560657075801890191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2372°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record80°F
This-date rank#37 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°FJan 27, 1999-16°FJan 21, 1985
Feb80°FFeb 10, 1932-9°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar87°FMar 25, 19292°FMar 15, 1993
Apr90°FApr 18, 189620°FApr 1, 1923
May93°FMay 27, 189028°FMay 8, 1989
Jun98°FJun 29, 193635°FJun 2, 1966
Jul99°FJul 10, 193644°FJul 2, 1988
Aug100°FAug 21, 198342°FAug 29, 1986
Sep95°FSep 15, 189730°FSep 30, 1967
Oct91°FOct 2, 201920°FOct 30, 1910
Nov83°FNov 1, 19501°FNov 25, 1950
Dec81°FDec 31, 1951-7°FDec 25, 1983
All-time100°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 21, 19277°FJan 28, 1897
Feb60°FFeb 21, 20184°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar62°FMar 26, 188720°FMar 5, 1960
Apr67°FApr 5, 202530°FApr 5, 1891
May70°FMay 23, 195344°FMay 12, 1960
Jun75°FJun 30, 193655°FJun 9, 1913
Jul77°FJul 17, 188762°FJul 7, 1940
Aug73°FAug 4, 201158°FAug 27, 1944
Sep71°FSep 1, 202050°FSep 30, 1924
Oct71°FOct 9, 201732°FOct 29, 1910
Nov65°FNov 19, 19068°FNov 25, 1950
Dec62°FDec 8, 19517°FDec 12, 1962
All-time77°FJul 17, 18874°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.
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

Sunrise5:37 AM
Sunset4:54 PM
Solar noon11:15 AM
Daylight11h 17m · losing 15 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
17 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 22nd most in 151 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 32 in 1952.

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