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Typical August weather

Asheville

North Carolina · August

Summer stays easy up here, and the river stays busy.

85° days
64° nights

about 7 rainy days · 13½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What August feels like

August fills the French Broad with tube rentals and the downtown parking decks by late morning on a weekend. It is peak summer crowd season, so eat early or eat late.

Rain arrives about 7 days of the month, so keep one flexible day in your plans.

The numbers

Typical high85°
Typical low64°
Days with real rain7
Total rain3.6 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:49 am / 8:19 pm

How August compares

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