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

Monthly Climate

36°
J
40°
F
46°
M
54°
A
62°
M
69°
J
72°
J
71°
A
65°
S
55°
O
46°
N
39°
D
—— 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.

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