North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Buncombe County, NC
A 54.5°F / 49.9" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.8°F (53.7°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
3rd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
71% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
54.5°F
annual mean · 49.9" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.5°F
55.0°F · 42.6" (85% of normal)
Warmest Year
56.1°F
2019 · coldest 51.4°F (1963)
Wettest Year
72.3in
2013 · driest 32.6" (1988)
Hottest Day
95.4°F
Jul 1 · 2012
Coldest Day
-15.4°F
Jan 22 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
6.0in
Sep 27 · 2024
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.