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Population: 69,193
Elevation:
2134 feet
Area: 40.9 square
miles
Location: Asheville lies in the Western part of North Carolina at the
junction of Interstates
24,
& 240. It is 126 miles east of Charlotte, and 115 miles west of Knoxville,
Tennessee.
Time Zone:
Eastern Standard Time
Average weather
in Asheville, North Carolina
Based on data
reported by over 4,000 weather stations
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Average temp. (°F) |
36.4 |
39.7 |
47.1 |
55.2 |
63.1 |
70.1 |
73.8 |
72.6 |
66.6 |
56.3 |
47.3 |
39.7 |
|
High temperature (°F) |
46.2 |
50.4 |
58.2 |
67.0 |
74.4 |
80.8 |
84.3 |
82.8 |
76.9 |
67.8 |
57.9 |
49.7 |
|
Low temperature (°F) |
26.5 |
28.9 |
36.0 |
43.4 |
51.8 |
59.3 |
63.3 |
62.2 |
56.2 |
44.7 |
36.6 |
29.7 |
|
Precipitation (in) |
3.2 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
Normal climate around
Asheville, North Carolina
Based on data reported by main
weather stations
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Days with
precipitation. |
11 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
Wind speed (mph) |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
7.9 |
8.6 |
|
Morning humidity (%) |
85 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
91 |
94 |
95 |
97 |
97 |
93 |
88 |
85 |
|
Afternoon humidity (%) |
59 |
55 |
53 |
50 |
56 |
60 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
56 |
56 |
59 |
|
Sunshine (%) |
55 |
59 |
61 |
66 |
61 |
62 |
60 |
54 |
56 |
61 |
58 |
55 |
|
Days clear of clouds |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
|
Partly cloudy days |
7 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
|
Cloudy days |
15 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
|
Snowfall (in) |
4.8 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
National Holidays:
New Year's Day Jan. 1
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
3rd Mon. in Jan.
President's Day 3rd Mon. in
Feb.
Memorial Day last Mon. in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day 1st Mon. in Sept.
Thanksgiving Day 4th Thurs. in
Nov.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Dec. 24 and 25
New Year's Eve Dec. 31
Airport certified for carrier
operations nearest to Asheville:
Asheville Regional (about 11
miles; Asheville, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports
nearest to Asheville:
Meyers (about 14 miles;
Candler, NC; ID: N39)
Hendersonville (about 22 miles;
Hendersonville, NC; ID: 0A7)
Transylvania County (about 23
miles; Brevard, NC; ID: 22W)
LIBRARY: ASHEVILLE:
Buncombe Library System: 67
Haywood Street. Almost 500,000 books with over 27,000 audio materials, 9,500
videos as well as a host of subscriptions.
Getting Around:
Air Travel
The Asheville
Regional Airport is served by Continental Express, Delta Connection, carriers
ASA and COMAIR, US Airways and US Express.
Asheville Scooter Rental and
Tours
Explore the Blue
Ridge Parkway, discover Asheville's lively downtown or tour Biltmore Village on
a fun and easy-to-ride scooter. Asheville Scooter Rental & Tours delivers the
scooters to you at your hotel, bed & breakfast or residence within Asheville
city limits. Sanitized helmet, scooter maps and other equipment included with
rental. Call 828-216-1231 for information and reservations.
Blur Ridge Parkway
Considered the
nation’s most scenic highway, the 470-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds through the
Blue Ridge Mountains, through Asheville and into the entrance of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. Numerous overlooks, roadside exhibits and hiking trails
make a trip along the Parkway a delight year-round. The Parkway intersects
Asheville at US 25, US 70, US 74 & NC 191.
Bus Service
Local: Asheville
Transit System
National: Greyhound bus lines
