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Asheville, NC

35.432°N, 82.538°W · station AVLthr · 151 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Asheville.
68°WED9/269°THU9/368°FRI9/468°SAT9/565°SUN9/664°MON9/762°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#86 / 133
coldest Sep 8 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

42°F
set in 1924

Mildest Sep 8 ever

69°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 62°F — 86th coldest Sep 8 of 133 years · record 42°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
1879: 56°F1889: 65°F1890: 64°F1891: 52°F1893: 55°F1894: 63°F1895: 61°F1896: 46°F1897: 53°F1902: 58°F1903: 65°F1904: 51°F1905: 62°F1906: 57°F1907: 58°F1908: 57°F1909: 60°F1910: 62°F1911: 60°F1912: 62°F1913: 55°F1914: 62°F1915: 59°F1916: 61°F1917: 65°F1918: 55°F1919: 58°F1920: 58°F1921: 65°F1922: 58°F1923: 60°F1924: 42°F1925: 69°F1926: 68°F1927: 61°F1928: 61°F1929: 65°F1930: 63°F1931: 62°F1932: 54°F1933: 67°F1934: 58°F1935: 63°F1936: 60°F1937: 65°F1938: 64°F1939: 60°F1940: 61°F1941: 62°F1942: 65°F1943: 61°F1944: 60°F1945: 65°F1946: 64°F1947: 66°F1948: 63°F1949: 61°F1950: 59°F1951: 48°F1952: 50°F1953: 49°F1954: 61°F1955: 58°F1956: 60°F1957: 63°F1958: 56°F1959: 66°F1960: 67°F1961: 62°F1962: 59°F1963: 59°F1964: 51°F1965: 47°F1966: 50°F1967: 52°F1968: 51°F1969: 64°F1970: 59°F1971: 61°F1972: 51°F1973: 63°F1974: 61°F1975: 62°F1976: 55°F1977: 65°F1978: 56°F1979: 60°F1980: 60°F1981: 61°F1982: 53°F1983: 65°F1984: 45°F1985: 62°F1986: 54°F1987: 62°F1988: 51°F1989: 63°F1990: 65°F1991: 63°F1992: 65°F1993: 58°F1994: 54°F1995: 56°F1996: 57°F1997: 55°F1998: 55°F1999: 59°F2000: 56°F2001: 59°F2002: 55°F2003: 57°F2004: 68°F2005: 51°F2006: 58°F2007: 56°F2008: 59°F2009: 60°F2010: 62°F2011: 58°F2012: 63°F2013: 59°F2014: 66°F2015: 63°F2016: 57°F2017: 47°F2018: 64°F2019: 58°F2020: 54°F2021: 66°F2022: 62°F2023: 61°F2024: 60°F2025: 52°F62° forecast404550556065701890191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 862°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#86 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-16°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

49 days
record run, ended Feb 3 1977

So far in 2026

46 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Asheville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Solar noon11:30 AM
Daylight12h 55m · 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Asheville's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Asheville, NC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1876

Each cell is one day's low at Asheville, coloured by temperature — 151 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Asheville, NC daily low heat map 1876–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Asheville — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
46 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 102nd most in 151 years. Normal for this point: 49. Record: 79 in 1966.

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