Fletcher, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHEVILLE RGNL AP, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Fletcher has an annual average temperature of 57.3°F with about 49.6 inches of precipitation per year and 10.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.04 in) and October the driest (3.37 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Fletcher
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All-time records →70 of 366 (19.1%) of Fletcher's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 33 | |
| 1950s | 69 | |
| 1960s | 13 | |
| 1970s | 49 | |
| 1980s | 61 | |
| 1990s | 30 | |
| 2000s | 30 | |
| 2010s | 50 | |
| 2020s | 31 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48.9°F | 28.6°F | 38.7°F | 4.13 in | 3.6 in | 11 |
| February | 52.9°F | 31.2°F | 42.1°F | 3.46 in | 1.9 in | 10 |
| March | 59.8°F | 37.0°F | 48.4°F | 3.80 in | 1.9 in | 12 |
| April | 69.4°F | 44.6°F | 57.0°F | 4.17 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| May | 76.3°F | 53.2°F | 64.8°F | 4.13 in | — | 12 |
| June | 82.5°F | 61.1°F | 71.8°F | 4.79 in | — | 13 |
| July | 85.3°F | 64.9°F | 75.1°F | 4.67 in | — | 14 |
| August | 84.0°F | 64.0°F | 74.0°F | 5.04 in | — | 13 |
| September | 78.7°F | 57.9°F | 68.3°F | 4.13 in | — | 9 |
| October | 69.6°F | 46.2°F | 57.9°F | 3.37 in | — | 8 |
| November | 59.5°F | 36.1°F | 47.8°F | 3.72 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| December | 51.5°F | 31.3°F | 41.4°F | 4.18 in | 2.5 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Fletcher
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