Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:15 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:35 am – 5:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 29°F41 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 10 days16 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Asheville station
Nearby landmarksRichmond Hillpeak · 2.2 miUniversity of North Carolina at Ashevillecollege · 1.5 miAsheville - Buncombe Technical Community Collegecollege · 1.7 miLake Kenilworthlake · 1.8 miSwannanoa Riverriver · 1.9 miBeaucatcher Mountainpeak · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPisgah National Forestnational forest · within reach · 510,983 acresThomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Sitestate historic site · under a mileUncastate recreation area · 1.6 miMontford Recreation Centerpark · under a mileMemorial Stadium / Fieldrecreation area · under a mileVance Birthplace State Historic Sitestate historic site · 8.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200524 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202318 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBuncombe County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured97 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Buncombe County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Ashevilleserves 157,431 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,219 ft676 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAsheville Specialty Hospital1.0 miPost officeDowntown Asheville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAsheville City Hallunder a milePoliceAsheville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAsheville Fire and Rescue Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools4 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high, 2 otherMiddleMontford North Star Academyunder a mileElementaryIsaac Dickson Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleAsheville Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAsheville Regional Airport AVL11 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS82 miInterstateI-26under a mileUS highwayUS 74under a mileAmtrakGreenville, SC GRV52 miCoachAsheville Asheland AveGreyhoundunder a mileTransit133 stops within a mileAsheville Rides Transit (ART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28802 ZIP area.
