Weather in North Carolina

Calculated from weather data of Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	49.0	47.0	53.0	46.0	48.0	51.0
February	57.0	58.0	59.0	54.0	50.0	53.0
March	61.0	64.0	61.0	62.0	62.0	63.0
April	68.0		69.0	67.0	68.0	67.0
May	75.0		73.0	76.0	73.0	71.0
June	81.0		78.0	82.0	80.0	80.0
July	85.0		86.0	85.0	83.0	87.0
August	82.0		84.0	81.0	83.0	83.0
September	79.0		79.0	75.0	77.0	76.0
October	70.0		70.0	66.0	70.0	71.0
November	59.0		60.0	58.0	57.0	62.0
December	53.0		54.0	51.0	60.0	50.0
Average	67.0	57.0	69.0	68.0	68.0	68.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	32.0	30	35	28	31	35
February	36.0	35	40	32	31	37
March	40.0	42	38	40	42	46
April	46.0		46	44	44	46
May	56.0		54	56	52	52
June	62.0		59	61	63	62
July	66.0		66	67	64	67
August	65.0		66	65	65	67
September	60.0		60	56	58	60
October	49.0		48	43	52	49
November	38.0		38	39	34	41
December	35.0		34	37	37	31
Average	47.0	35.0	49.0	48.0	48.0	49.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	29	22	16	29
77 °F or warmer	1	116	111	116	113
68 °F or warmer	11	198	179	194	183
32 °F or colder	29	46	66	58	48

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.4	18	17	12	10	16
February	12.5	6	15	13	14	19
March	9.9	18	9	14	9	8
April	10.0		18	5	9	6
May	8.6		5	12	5	10
June	5.9		11	2	7	7
July	4.3		4	6	4	5
August	7.6		7	7	8	10
September	7.7		2	14	6	12
October	7.2		2	4	14	8
November	7.9		9	18	4	3
December	12.5		20	18	5	7
Average	9.2	14.2	9.5	9.9	7.6	8.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.1	9	8	9	9	9
February	8.8	8	10	9	10	7
March	9.2	8	9	10	8	8
April	8.8		7	9	9	10
May	7.0		7	7	7	7
June	6.5		6	7	6	6
July	5.7		7	5	6	6
August	5.2		6	5	5	5
September	5.8		5	6	6	6
October	6.6		6	7	6	6
November	7.6		7	7	7	8
December	7.4		6	6	7	9
Average	7.4	8.2	6.9	7.1	7.1	7.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NW	NW	NW	N	N
February	NW	NW	NW	N	N
March	N	NW	W	N	SW
April		W	W	NW	NW
May		NW	S	NW	NW
June		NW	NW	SW	NW
July		NW	W	W	NW
August		NW	SW	W	W
September		NW	NW	NW	NW
October		NW	NW	NW	NW
November		N	N	N	N
December		NW	S	SW	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

North Carolina weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in North Carolina?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 85 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in North Carolina?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 49 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in North Carolina?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 12.6 %.

Which month is the driest in North Carolina?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 4.4 %.