Asheville, NC: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 40.6°F in Asheville, NC, the warmest December since 2024, 53rd warmest of 134.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 40.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 53rd warmest of 134
Precipitation: 1.18 in; Driest since 2021; 14th driest of 148

A normal December in Asheville, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 42°F, between 36.6°F and 44.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.65 in of precipitation, between 2.28 in and 7.78 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Asheville, NC since 1876: 40.6°F in 2025; the highest is 51.1°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 36.6 to 44.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Asheville, NC from 1869 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	40.6	53	51.8	46	29.5	71	1.18	135	0
2024	41.7	46	52.4	40	31	48	4.94	22	0
2023	43.7	22	55	14	32.5	35	6.46	10	0
2022	39.9	65	48.6	85	31.2	46	3.59	58	0
2021	47.8	4	60.8	3	34.9	14	0.93	140	0
2020	39.3	74	50.2	62	29.1	79	4.01	48	2
2019	44.3	15	55	14	33.6	26	4.29	40	0
2018	42	40	49.6	72	34.4	18	10.87	1	0
2017	40.3	57	49.2	77	31.4	43	2.47	93	0
2016	42	40	51.1	54	32.8	31	2.31	104	0
2015	51.1	1	61.3	2	41	1	8.76	4	0
2014	44.2	17	52.9	35	35.5	11	2.40	98	0
2013	42.2	37	52.4	40	32.1	39	7.67	7	0
2012	43.7	22	53.6	26	33.9	20	4.38	37	0
2011	44.3	15	54.7	18	33.9	20	5.11	19	0
2010	30.6	132	38.4	133	22.8	126	1.26	133	0
2009	36.6	108	45.3	116	27.9	96	9.16	2	0
2008	42	40	51.3	49	32.6	33	4.74	30	0
2007	43.8	20	54.2	21	33.5	27	4.06	44	0
2006	42.6	34	55.4	13	29.8	63	4.64	32	0
2005	36.6	108	46.4	108	26.7	109	3.51	61	0
2004	38.4	93	49.6	72	27.3	99	3.43	63	0
2003	36.5	111	47.1	99	26	115	2.78	80	0
2002	38.6	88	47.8	93	29.3	77	6.40	12	0
2001	44.6	13	55.8	11	33.3	28	2.34	102	0
2000	32.5	128	42.2	125	22.8	126	2.37	100	0
1999	41.9	43	54.3	20	29.5	71	1.98	112	0
1998	43.8	20	53.8	24	33.9	20	3.04	73	0
1997	36.9	105	45.9	111	27.9	96	2.98	76	0
1996	40.4	55	51.4	48	29.5	71	3.92	50	0
1995	37.1	101	46.9	102	27.3	99	1.43	127	0
1994	43.5	27	52.6	37	34.5	17	3.03	74	0
1993	36.8	106	46.5	105	27	103	3.59	58	0
1992	39.1	77	47.9	92	30.4	56	3.71	55	0
1991	43.3	28	54.5	19	32.2	37	4.86	24	0
1990	45.5	10	55.7	12	35.2	13	4.50	34	0
1989	31.5	129	41.1	129	22	131	3.29	66	0
1988	38.7	84	50.6	58	26.8	107	1.41	128	0
1987	42.1	38	52.1	43	32.2	37	2.33	103	0
1986	39.8	69	49.7	69	29.8	63	4.28	41	0
1985	34.6	121	46.8	103	22.5	128	0.70	145	0
1984	46.3	8	59.5	5	33	29	1.34	132	0
1983	36.3	113	47.6	96	25.1	121	8.30	6	0
1982	44.9	12	53.9	23	35.8	9	4.04	46	0
1981	35.8	118	44.1	120	27.4	98	4.79	28	0
1980	39.6	73	53	34	26.2	114	0.59	146	0
1979	41.9	43	54.2	21	29.7	67	1.05	137	0
1978	40.9	50	53.4	31	28.5	89	4.32	38	0
1977	36.8	106	47.6	96	25.9	116	2.43	97	0
1976	36.2	115	48.2	89	24.2	122	4.05	45	0
1975	38.6	88	49.8	67	27.3	99	4.44	35	0
1974	40.2	61	50.4	61	30.1	59	2.38	99	0
1973	39.8	69	50	65	29.6	70	8.48	5	0
1972	45.2	11	55	14	35.4	12	3.89	52	0
1971	47.6	5	58.5	6	36.8	5	4.32	38	0
1970	42.7	32	54.9	17	30.6	53	2.72	82	0
1969	36.5	111	44.8	118	28.2	90	4.63	33	0
1968	36.2	115	46.4	108	25.9	116	3.10	72	0
1967	41.8	45	52.5	38	31	48	6.13	15	0
1966	37.6	97	47.1	99	28.1	94	2.36	101	0
1965	40.2	61	53.8	24	26.7	109	0.16	148	0
1964	40.5	54	51.2	52	29.8	63	3.71	55	0
1963	31.3	130	40.2	131	22.5	128	2.44	95	0
1962	34.4	122	43.6	121	25.2	120	1.66	119	0
1961	39.7	72	48.5	87	30.9	51	6.19	14	0
1960	34.7	119	45.7	113	23.7	124	1.49	125	0
1959	40.7	52	49.7	69	31.6	41	1.97	113	0
1958	37	104	47	101	26.9	105	3.93	49	0
1957	41.2	48	51	56	31.4	43	3.36	65	0
1956	49.3	3	59.6	4	38.9	2	2.96	77	0
1955	37.5	99	47.6	96	27.3	99	0.93	140	0
1954	37.1	101	45.5	114	28.7	85	2.58	86	0
1953	38.9	81	48.7	83	29.1	79	2.67	84	0
1952	39.1	77	48.6	85	29.7	67	2.28	106	0
1951	41.1	49	52.1	43	30.1	59	4.79	28	0
1950	34.7	119	44.2	119	25.3	119	4.11	42	0
1949	43.2	29	53.5	27	32.8	31	2.52	87	0
1948	42.1	38	51.3	49	32.9	30	3.92	50	0
1947	40.4	55	51.6	47	29.1	79	1.66	119	0
1946	42.5	35	53.5	27	31.6	41	1.86	116	0
1945	33.4	124	41.2	128	25.6	118	4.83	27	0
1944	35.9	117	45.5	114	26.3	112	2.27	107	0
1943	39.2	76	48.8	82	29.7	67	1.59	122	0
1942	38.5	91	47.7	95	29.3	77	5.43	17	0
1941	42.7	32	52.9	35	32.5	35	3.40	64	0
1940	43.6	24	53.5	27	33.7	25	2.79	79	0
1939	39.9	65	50.1	63	29.8	63	2.08	110	0
1938	39.3	74	49.3	74	29.4	76	2.22	108	0
1937	38.4	93	48	90	28.7	85	1.57	123	0
1936	42.4	36	50.9	57	33.9	20	4.84	25	0
1935	30.7	131	39.7	132	21.7	132	1.38	130	0
1934	37.1	101	46.2	110	28.1	94	1.78	118	0
1933	46.8	7	57.5	7	36.2	7	1.04	138	0
1932	44	19	53.1	33	34.9	14	4.84	25	0
1931	47.4	6	56.9	8	37.8	4	6.49	9	0
1930	34.1	123	41.8	127	26.3	112	2.45	94	0
1929	38.7	84	49.3	74	28.2	90	1.40	129	0
1928	39	79	49	81	28.9	84	0.55	147	0
1927	38.9	81	48.7	83	29.1	79	6.41	11	0
1926	40.3	57	49.3	74	31.4	43	3.19	70	0
1925	36.6	108	45.1	117	28.2	90	1.10	136	0
1924	40.8	51	51.1	54	30.5	54	4.03	47	0
1923	46.2	9	55.9	10	36.5	6	2.72	82	0
1922	44.6	13	53.5	27	35.7	10	4.93	23	0
1921	43.2	29	52	45	34.4	18	1.38	130	0
1920	38.8	83	46.5	105	31.1	47	4.97	21	0
1919	40.3	57	50.5	60	30.1	59	2.09	109	0
1918	43.6	24	51.3	49	35.9	8	4.73	31	0
1917	30.3	133	40.6	130	19.9	134	1.48	126	0
1916	38.7	84	49.2	77	28.2	90	1.57	123	0
1915	37.6	97	46.5	105	28.7	85	5.01	20	0
1914	36.3	113	43	122	29.5	71	6.51	8	0
1913	40.3	57	49.8	67	30.9	51	2.52	87	0
1912	39.9	65	49.2	77	30.5	54	0.90	142	0
1911	43.1	31	52.4	40	33.8	24	2.60	85	0
1910	32.9	126	41.9	126	23.9	123	2.48	92	0
1909	32.7	127	42.8	123	22.5	128	3.19	70	0
1908	41.3	47	50	65	32.6	33	3.59	58	0
1907	39	79	48	90	30	62	3.74	54	0
1906	39.8	69	48.5	87	31	48	1.91	114	0
1905	37.5	99	45.9	111	29	83	6.36	13	0
1904	38.6	88	47.8	93	29.5	71	2.02	111	0
1903	33.1	125	42.7	124	23.5	125	0.80	144	0
1902	38.4	93	46.7	104	30.2	58	2.30	105	0
1901							8.77	3	31
1900							3.46	62	31
1899							3.01	75	31
1898							2.51	89	31
1897	40	63	49.7	69	30.4	56	3.23	69	0
1896	38.7	84	50.6	58	26.8	107	0.84	143	0
1895	38.5	91	50.1	63	27	103	3.78	53	0
1894	37.9	96	49.2	77	26.6	111	4.10	43	0
1893	39.9	65	53.2	32	26.9	105	1.19	134	2
1892							1.60	121	31
1891	44.1	18	56.1	9	32.1	39	3.25	68	0
1890	40	63	51.2	52	28.7	85	2.44	95	0
1889	50.3	2	61.9	1	38.7	3	0.97	139	0
1888							2.74	81	31
1884							2.92	78	31
1879							5.43	17	10
1877	43.6	24	52.5	38	34.7	16	3.26	67	0
1876	29.6	134	38.4	133	20.8	133	1.84	117	0
1875							3.70	57	31
1874							1.90	115	31
1873							2.50	90	31
1872							4.40	36	31
1870							2.50	90	31
1869							5.60	16	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	51.1
1889	50.3
1956	49.3
2021	47.8
1971	47.6
1931	47.4
1933	46.8
1984	46.3
1923	46.2
1990	45.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1876	29.6
1917	30.3
2010	30.6
1935	30.7
1963	31.3
1989	31.5
2000	32.5
1909	32.7
1910	32.9
1903	33.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	10.87
2009	9.16
1901	8.77
2015	8.76
1973	8.48
1983	8.30
2013	7.67
1914	6.51
1931	6.49
2023	6.46

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1965	0.16
1928	0.55
1980	0.59
1985	0.70
1903	0.80
1896	0.84
1912	0.90
2021	0.93
1955	0.93
1889	0.97

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 70°F; 27 December 2025, 25 December 2025
Coldest night: 11°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.39 in; 19 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.18 in of precipitation in Asheville, NC, the driest December since 2021, 14th driest of 148.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Asheville, NC: 70°F on Saturday 27 December 2025 and Thursday 25 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Asheville, NC: a low of 11°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Asheville, NC: 0.39 in on Friday 19 December 2025.