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Asheville, NC — best months to visit

Blue Ridge Parkway views, waterfalls, and a food-and-beer scene.

Best months for Asheville: October — cool days around 69°F, rain on about 7 days a month.

Averages are the 1991–2020 climate normals (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information) for the station named on each page. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation. Daylight is computed for the middle of the month.

All twelve months

Month	Score	Avg high	Avg low	Rain	Rain days	Daylight	Verdict
January	58	48°	29°	3.28 in	12	9h 59m	A shoulder month
February	69	52°	32°	2.88 in	11	10h 50m	A good month
March	78	59°	38°	3.53 in	12	11h 51m	A good month
April	91	69°	46°	3.69 in	11	13h 02m	One of the best months
May	89	76°	54°	3.48 in	12	14h 01m	One of the best months
June	77	83°	61°	3.42 in	12	14h 33m	A good month
July	65	86°	65°	4.13 in	14	14h 21m	A shoulder month
August	71	85°	64°	3.60 in	12	13h 30m	A good month
September	88	79°	58°	3.67 in	9	12h 21m	One of the best months
October ★ Best	96	69°	47°	2.60 in	7	11h 13m	One of the best months
November	84	59°	37°	3.05 in	9	10h 14m	One of the best months
December	67	50°	32°	3.28 in	10	9h 46m	A good month

Score is rule-derived from the same normals — the rules are published on How we pick. Rain days = days with at least 0.01 in of precipitation.

October in Asheville: one of the best months (score 96 of 100)

Typical October days in Asheville reach about 69°F with nights near 47°F.

• A warm jacket for evenings and early starts.
• Layers — afternoons run about 22° warmer than mornings.
• A compact rain layer — about 7 days see rain in a typical October.

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