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Typical October weather

Asheville

North Carolina · October

Leaf season: the color is worth the traffic, barely.

69° days
47° nights

about 4 rainy days · 11½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What October feels like

The rain finally backs off in October, which is part of why the whole region drives up here at once. Color starts on the highest ridges early in the month and works its way down to town by the end; the Parkway becomes a slow parade on weekends, so go on a Tuesday or go at sunrise.

Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.

The numbers

Typical high69°
Typical low47°
Days with real rain4
Total rain2.6 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:36 am / 6:54 pm

How October compares

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