Typical May weather
Asheville
North Carolina · May
76° days
54° nights
about 7 rainy days · 14 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Light jacket
- Sunscreen
What May feels like
May is when the drum circle in Pritchard Park starts up again on Friday evenings and the whole downtown turns out for it. Rain is frequent but mostly brief, and mountain weather changes cove by cove, so a wet valley says little about the ridge.
Expect about 7 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.
The numbers
| Typical high | 76° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 54° |
| Days with real rain | 7 |
| Total rain | 3.5 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:25 am / 8:28 pm |