North Carolina · THREADEX · 1876–2026

Asheville, NC

35.432°N, 82.538°W · station AVLthr · 151 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Asheville.
64°TUE7/1462°WED7/1565°THU7/1668°FRI7/1768°SAT7/1867°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#29 / 134
coldest Jul 15 in 134 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

51°F
set in 1897

Mildest Jul 15 ever

74°F
set in 1980

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Asheville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5162741877: 68°F1878: 66°F1887: 67°F1889: 68°F1890: 66°F1891: 59°F1893: 62°F1894: 60°F1895: 55°F1896: 63°F1897: 51°F1903: 51°F1904: 59°F1905: 64°F1906: 66°F1907: 63°F1908: 64°F1909: 60°F1910: 65°F1911: 63°F1912: 65°F1913: 67°F1914: 62°F1915: 67°F1916: 64°F1917: 62°F1918: 54°F1919: 65°F1920: 60°F1921: 65°F1922: 62°F1923: 67°F1924: 63°F1925: 67°F1926: 52°F1927: 63°F1928: 62°F1929: 64°F1930: 58°F1931: 66°F1932: 66°F1933: 62°F1934: 66°F1935: 61°F1936: 63°F1937: 68°F1938: 64°F1939: 59°F1940: 59°F1941: 67°F1942: 65°F1943: 64°F1944: 67°F1945: 63°F1946: 65°F1947: 62°F1948: 68°F1949: 68°F1950: 63°F1951: 66°F1952: 63°F1953: 62°F1954: 70°F1955: 65°F1956: 65°F1957: 64°F1958: 64°F1959: 63°F1960: 65°F1961: 63°F1962: 62°F1963: 60°F1964: 56°F1965: 63°F1966: 65°F1967: 53°F1968: 64°F1969: 64°F1970: 63°F1971: 61°F1972: 57°F1973: 66°F1974: 59°F1975: 63°F1976: 59°F1977: 69°F1978: 63°F1979: 69°F1980: 74°F1981: 68°F1982: 66°F1983: 66°F1984: 65°F1985: 62°F1986: 64°F1987: 59°F1988: 66°F1989: 63°F1990: 61°F1991: 64°F1992: 65°F1993: 67°F1994: 66°F1995: 66°F1996: 64°F1997: 65°F1998: 59°F1999: 63°F2000: 63°F2001: 55°F2002: 66°F2003: 63°F2004: 66°F2005: 68°F2006: 67°F2007: 60°F2008: 65°F2009: 61°F2010: 63°F2011: 63°F2012: 69°F2013: 66°F2014: 66°F2015: 67°F2016: 64°F2017: 66°F2018: 67°F2019: 68°F2020: 65°F2021: 63°F2022: 59°F2023: 70°F2024: 65°F2025: 67°F62° forecast187718972025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1562°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#29 of 134
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°F1999-16°F1985
Feb80°F1932-9°F1895
Mar87°F19292°F1993
Apr90°F189620°F1923
May93°F189028°F1989
Jun98°F193635°F1966
Jul99°F193644°F1988
Aug100°F198342°F1986
Sep95°F189730°F1967
Oct91°F201920°F1910
Nov83°F19501°F1950
Dec81°F1951-7°F1983
All-time100°F1983-16°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Asheville so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 64°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

Sunrise4:25 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight14h 22m · losing 6 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 Jul 15 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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