Asheville - Highest Temperature for Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Asheville, North Carolina. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Asheville rose above 95 °F? What was the highest temperature in Asheville a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Asheville and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records were observed in downtown Asheville and go back to 1890. The highest temperature measured during that time was 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) on June 30, 2012.

Highest Asheville temperatures in recent years
Max °F Date Max °C
94 July 28, 2023 + 34
94 July 23, 2022 + 34
92 July 29, 2021 33
93 July 17, 2020   34
93 September 11, 2019 34
92 July 03, 2018 + 33
94 July 22, 2017 + 34
94 July 27, 2016 + 34
95 June 26, 2015 35
91 August 28, 2014 33
90 July 19, 2013 + 32
100 June 30, 2012 38
94 August 08, 2011 + 34
95 August 13, 2010 + 35
Highest temperature recorded at Asheville each year
Max °F Date Max °C
89 August 10, 2009 + 32
93 July 22, 2008 + 34
96 August 16, 2007 36
94 August 02, 2006 34
97 July 26, 2005 36
91 June 12, 2004 33
92 August 26, 2003 33
93 July 29, 2002 34
92 August 07, 2001 33
91 August 18, 2000 + 33
96 July 31, 1999 36
95 July 19, 1998 35
92 August 17, 1997 + 33
93 May 19, 1996 34
95 August 18, 1995 + 35
90 July 02, 1994 32
98 July 08, 1993 37
92 July 12, 1992 + 33
92 July 24, 1991 + 33
92 August 20, 1990 + 33
90 July 11, 1989 + 32
96 August 18, 1988 36
97 July 24, 1987 36
95 July 21, 1986 35
93 June 05, 1985 34
92 July 11, 1984 33
99 August 20, 1983 37
90 July 27, 1982 + 32
92 June 25, 1981 + 33
97 July 17, 1980 36
94 August 09, 1979 34
92 July 24, 1978 + 33
94 July 15, 1977 + 34
91 July 25, 1976 33
93 August 26, 1975 34
89 August 27, 1974 + 32
90 September 03, 1973 + 32
92 July 22, 1972 33
90 August 09, 1971 + 32
94 July 29, 1970 + 34
92 June 29, 1969 + 33
95 August 22, 1968 35
88 July 24, 1967 + 31
91 July 28, 1966 + 33
92 August 17, 1965 + 33
94 June 22, 1964 34
91 August 07, 1963 + 33
90 August 20, 1962 + 32
90 September 03, 1961 + 32
90 September 06, 1960 + 32
93 June 30, 1959 34
90 July 28, 1958 + 32
94 August 03, 1957 34
91 August 13, 1956 + 33
92 August 20, 1955 + 33
96 July 01, 1954 36
94 July 01, 1953 34
98 July 29, 1952 + 37
95 June 03, 1951 35
92 June 24, 1950 33
97 July 29, 1949 36
98 August 29, 1948 37
93 June 10, 1947 34
91 July 24, 1946 + 33
94 June 29, 1945 34
94 June 18, 1944 34
94 August 16, 1943 + 34
93 August 02, 1942 + 34
94 July 29, 1941 34
95 July 28, 1940 + 35
95 July 19, 1939 + 35
93 August 16, 1938 34
93 July 15, 1937 34
99 July 10, 1936 37
95 August 07, 1935 35
95 July 23, 1934 35
97 June 08, 1933 36
97 July 20, 1932 36
95 June 28, 1931 35
96 July 29, 1930 36
89 July 29, 1929 32
89 June 21, 1928 32
90 September 17, 1927 32
96 July 22, 1926 + 36
96 August 20, 1925 36
91 June 29, 1924 33
88 August 21, 1923 + 31
87 September 07, 1922 + 31
92 August 02, 1921 33
89 July 24, 1920 32
91 August 07, 1919 + 33
95 August 06, 1918 35
91 July 31, 1917 33
88 September 07, 1916 + 31
92 July 31, 1915 33
92 June 28, 1914 + 33
94 July 19, 1913 34
90 June 17, 1912 32
92 June 11, 1911 33
86 July 26, 1910 + 30
90 August 28, 1909 32
90 July 18, 1908 32
91 July 09, 1907 33
89 June 08, 1906 32
88 August 07, 1905 31
90 July 19, 1904 + 32
90 July 18, 1903 + 32
1902
1901
1900
1899
1898
95 September 15, 1897 35
93 September 18, 1896 34
94 June 03, 1895 + 34
91 September 04, 1894 + 33
90 July 14, 1893 + 32
1892
89 August 10, 1891 + 32
93 May 27, 1890 34
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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