Asheville, NC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 64.1°F in Asheville, NC, the warmest May since 2025, tied 51st warmest of 135 (with 1995, 1938 and 1890).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 64.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 51st warmest of 135
Precipitation: 8.98 in; Wettest since 2018; 3rd wettest of 148

A normal May in Asheville, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64°F, between 60.6°F and 67.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.09 in of precipitation, between 1.35 in and 7.84 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Asheville, NC since 1877: 64.1°F in 2026; the highest is 69.4°F, in 1962.

Normal range, 60.6 to 67.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Asheville, NC from 1869 to 2026, 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
2026	64.1	51	75	63	53.3	43	8.98	3	0
2025	64.3	45	73.7	92	54.9	17	6.66	15	0
2024	67.4	7	77.8	20	57.1	4	4.96	37	0
2023	63.4	69	73.5	93	53.4	42	3.58	67	0
2022	66.1	20	76.9	34	55.3	13	7.32	12	0
2021	62.7	85	74	85	51.3	82	3.37	73	0
2020	61.8	95	71.9	115	51.6	76	5.80	24	0
2019	69.1	3	80.6	4	57.7	2	3.35	74	0
2018	69.3	2	79.5	9	59.2	1	14.68	1	0
2017	64.7	40	75.2	58	54.2	26	7.03	13	0
2016	63.6	65	74.3	81	53	50	1.84	124	0
2015	66.8	12	78.7	13	54.8	18	1.35	136	0
2014	64.5	42	77.2	26	51.9	69	3.77	62	0
2013	61.8	95	71.9	115	51.7	74	7.78	8	0
2012	67.1	10	77.2	26	57	5	5.82	23	0
2011	64.5	42	76.4	41	52.7	55	2.95	87	0
2010	66	22	76	46	56	11	4.89	39	0
2009	63.9	56	73.2	97	54.5	23	9.18	2	0
2008	62.9	81	74.7	70	51	83	1.33	137	0
2007	63.5	68	77.1	31	49.9	98	0.96	143	0
2006	61.5	101	73.9	89	49	112	1.69	128	0
2005	60.6	114	72.4	109	48.8	114	1.65	129	0
2004	66.3	18	77.8	20	54.8	18	3.23	79	0
2003	62.8	83	72.1	114	53.5	38	8.36	6	0
2002	62.2	90	74.4	78	50	96	3.42	72	0
2001	64	55	76.2	44	51.8	73	2.47	108	0
2000	66.2	19	78.7	13	53.6	36	1.27	139	0
1999	61.9	94	74.4	78	49.4	104	2.53	105	0
1998	66.5	15	77.9	18	55.1	15	2.22	113	0
1997	58.3	134	71.1	121	45.6	135	2.91	90	0
1996	66.1	20	78.2	16	53.9	31	2.55	104	0
1995	64.1	51	75.1	62	53.1	48	6.04	22	0
1994	60.1	120	72.4	109	47.9	123	1.74	125	0
1993	63.2	72	74.5	73	51.9	69	4.59	45	0
1992	59.9	123	70.5	128	49.2	105	6.18	20	0
1991	67.3	8	77.1	31	57.5	3	2.41	110	0
1990	63.3	71	74.5	73	52.1	66	5.09	35	0
1989	59.4	130	71.1	121	47.6	126	5.54	28	0
1988	61.1	104	75.2	58	47	131	1.06	141	0
1987	66.6	14	78.5	15	54.8	18	1.87	123	0
1986	63.2	72	74.6	71	51.9	69	3.55	68	0
1985	62.6	87	74.5	73	50.7	87	1.59	131	0
1984	59.8	124	73.5	93	46.2	134	6.62	17	0
1983	61.5	101	74	85	49.1	107	3.48	71	0
1982	67.3	8	80.7	3	53.9	31	3.78	61	0
1981	60.7	112	72.7	104	48.7	115	7.50	10	0
1980	64.8	38	75.7	49	53.8	34	4.54	46	0
1979	64.3	45	75.5	54	53.1	48	5.35	31	0
1978	62	92	73.3	96	50.7	87	4.65	42	0
1977	64.5	42	76.3	43	52.8	52	3.96	54	0
1976	59.5	129	70.4	129	48.5	118	8.67	5	0
1975	66	22	76.9	34	55	16	8.17	7	0
1974	64.2	49	75.6	50	52.8	52	5.58	27	0
1973	60.2	119	73	101	47.5	127	8.83	4	0
1972	61.2	103	72.4	109	49.9	98	6.63	16	0
1971	61.1	104	73.8	91	48.4	120	3.54	69	0
1970	63.6	65	77.5	23	49.8	102	1.72	127	0
1969	65.2	35	78.9	12	51.5	79	3.32	77	0
1968	60.9	110	73.5	93	48.4	120	2.92	89	0
1967	59.7	127	72.5	107	46.9	132	6.79	14	0
1966	60	121	71.1	121	49	112	4.73	41	0
1965	65.8	26	79.2	10	52.3	63	3.33	75	0
1964	65.3	34	77.7	22	52.9	51	0.94	144	0
1963	63.6	65	75	63	52.2	64	2.53	105	0
1962	69.4	1	82.1	2	56.6	8	2.83	94	0
1961	60	121	70.9	124	49.1	107	3.04	85	0
1960	61.1	104	73.1	99	49.1	107	2.11	117	0
1959	66.5	15	76.7	39	56.2	9	7.33	11	0
1958	64.8	38	75.6	50	54	28	4.02	53	0
1957	65.8	26	77.2	26	54.3	25	1.73	126	0
1956	65.7	29	76.8	37	54.5	23	1.65	129	0
1955	66	22	77.2	26	54.7	21	4.86	40	0
1954	58.5	133	69.8	132	47.2	129	2.78	96	0
1953	68.6	4	80.3	5	56.9	6	3.53	70	0
1952	65	36	77.9	18	52.1	66	0.94	144	0
1951	63	78	76.4	41	49.7	103	0.59	148	0
1950	67.1	10	78	17	56.2	9	4.03	52	0
1949	65	36	77.5	23	52.6	58	3.70	63	0
1948	63.7	63	75.6	50	51.9	69	2.64	101	0
1947	63.2	72	76.1	45	50.2	94	1.93	122	0
1946	62.5	88	72.5	107	52.5	60	3.87	56	0
1945	60.5	115	71.9	115	49.1	107	2.87	91	0
1944	66.7	13	79.9	7	53.6	36	2.85	92	0
1943	65.7	29	76.9	34	54.6	22	3.96	54	0
1942	63.9	56	74.9	65	52.8	52	4.63	44	0
1941	65.5	33	79	11	52.1	66	1.51	132	0
1940	62.2	90	75.2	58	49.1	107	1.99	120	0
1939	63.9	56	75.6	50	52.2	64	2.78	96	0
1938	64.1	51	74.8	67	53.5	38	3.29	78	0
1937	64.3	45	77	33	51.6	76	2.45	109	0
1936	66.4	17	80.3	5	52.6	58	1.44	134	0
1935	63.9	56	75.4	56	52.4	61	3.06	83	0
1934	64.2	49	76.7	39	51.7	74	2.29	112	0
1933	67.5	6	79.8	8	55.2	14	4.23	50	0
1932	63	78	74.5	73	51.6	76	0.84	146	0
1931	61.6	99	73	101	50.3	93	2.20	114	0
1930	63.8	62	74.1	84	53.5	38	2.56	103	0
1929	62.3	89	71.8	118	52.7	55	5.16	33	0
1928	60.4	117	70.8	125	49.9	98	5.53	29	0
1927	64.3	45	74.6	71	54	28	2.20	114	0
1926	63	78	75.4	56	50.6	91	2.37	111	0
1925	59.7	127	70.7	126	48.7	115	2.15	116	0
1924	58.6	132	69.5	134	47.7	125	3.07	82	0
1923	60.7	112	69.9	131	51.5	79	5.71	25	0
1922	63.2	72	72.9	103	53.5	38	2.59	102	0
1921	60.5	115	70.3	130	50.7	87	2.85	92	0
1920	60.8	111	70.7	126	50.8	84	2.06	118	0
1919	62.9	81	72.6	106	53.2	46	3.84	58	0
1918	65.8	26	77.5	23	54.1	27	4.38	49	0
1917	57	135	67.1	135	46.9	132	1.30	138	0
1916	65.6	31	77.2	26	54	28	3.60	64	0
1915	63.9	56	73.9	89	53.8	34	4.53	47	0
1914	63.4	69	75.9	47	50.8	84	0.71	147	0
1913	63.2	72	74.9	65	51.5	79	5.12	34	0
1912	63.2	72	74	85	52.4	61	2.94	88	0
1911	64.7	40	76.8	37	52.7	55	2.69	100	0
1910	58.9	131	69.8	132	48	122	4.65	42	0
1909	61.1	104	72.3	113	50	96	7.75	9	0
1908	63.9	56	74.5	73	53.2	46	3.06	83	0
1907	61	108	71.8	118	50.1	95	3.33	75	0
1906	62	92	73.2	97	50.8	84	2.83	94	0
1905	65.6	31	75.8	48	55.4	12	5.59	26	0
1904	61.6	99	72.7	104	50.5	92	3.17	81	0
1903	63.7	63	74.2	82	53.3	43	1.14	140	0
1901							6.24	19	31
1900							0.99	142	31
1899							1.96	121	31
1898							3.04	85	31
1897	59.8	124	72.4	109	47.2	129	3.59	66	0
1896	68.6	4	83.9	1	53.3	43	4.11	51	0
1895	61.8	95	74.8	67	48.7	115	4.90	38	0
1894	62.8	83	74.8	67	50.7	87	3.19	80	0
1893	60.3	118	73.1	99	47.5	127	3.80	59	0
1892							2.76	98	31
1891	61	108	74	85	47.9	123	5.09	35	0
1890	64.1	51	74.4	78	53.9	31	4.44	48	0
1889	62.7	85	75.5	54	49.9	98	5.47	30	0
1888							6.47	18	31
1887	66	22	75.2	58	56.8	7			0
1885							3.79	60	31
1879	61.7	98	74.2	82	49.2	105	2.51	107	0
1877	59.8	124	71.2	120	48.5	118	1.48	133	0
1876							6.10	21	31
1875							1.40	135	31
1874							2.70	99	31
1873							5.30	32	31
1872							2.00	119	31
1871							3.60	64	31
1869							3.85	57	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1962	69.4
2018	69.3
2019	69.1
1953	68.6
1896	68.6
1933	67.5
2024	67.4
1991	67.3
1982	67.3
2012	67.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	57
1997	58.3
1954	58.5
1924	58.6
1910	58.9
1989	59.4
1976	59.5
1967	59.7
1925	59.7
1984	59.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	14.68
2009	9.18
2026	8.98
1973	8.83
1976	8.67
2003	8.36
1975	8.17
2013	7.78
1909	7.75
1981	7.50

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	0.59
1914	0.71
1932	0.84
1964	0.94
1952	0.94
2007	0.96
1900	0.99
1988	1.06
1903	1.14
2000	1.27

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 36°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.89 in; 25 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 8.98 in of precipitation in Asheville, NC, the wettest May since 2018, 3rd wettest of 148.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Asheville, NC: 88°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Asheville, NC: a low of 36°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Asheville, NC: 2.89 in on Monday 25 May 2026.