Fletcher, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHEVILLE RGNL AP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,657
Cooling need
876

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Climate change signal

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

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