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It does get cold- but it doesn't last nearly as long as farther up north. In our three years, living at 3000 ft. We have only been snowed in once - and that was only for two days. Snow does not last long. We had weeks this winter of highs in the 70's, unusual, but it is not unusual for a sunny winter day to reach 50 after a freezing night. The spring and fall are spectacular.
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It does get cold- but it doesn't last nearly as long as farther up north. In our three years, living at 3000 ft. We have only been snowed in once - and that was only for two days. Snow does not last long. We had weeks this winter of highs in the 70's, unusual, but it is not unusual for a sunny winter day to reach 50 after a freezing night. The spring and fall are spectacular.
I lived in Charlottesville, VA for five years which like Asheville is in the rain shadow of the Appalachians. There were a lot of ice storms during the winter, and we had a lot of winter days in the 30s with high humidity, which was pretty miserable. Navigating after an ice storm in the piedmont is a real treat.
Asheville is located near the top of the mountains...."Cold" means SNOW and ice. And it means that a few months a year it may be hard to come down "off the mountain" to go to any big city of any size. Charlotte, Greenville, Knoxville
Yes, we spent 3 months in Asheville last year, it was wonderful weather in springtime, I know it gets cold in winter but we really loved it there.
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From wiki:
Official record temperatures range from −16 °F (−27 °C) ...
the record cold daily maximum is 4 °F (−16 °C) ...
The average window for freezing temperatures is October 17 to April 18
More data:
Great chart! I forgot wiki has those.
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Originally Posted by funisart
It does get cold- but it doesn't last nearly as long as farther up north. In our three years, living at 3000 ft. We have only been snowed in once - and that was only for two days. Snow does not last long. We had weeks this winter of highs in the 70's, unusual, but it is not unusual for a sunny winter day to reach 50 after a freezing night. The spring and fall are spectacular.
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Originally Posted by barbiloo
Asheville is located near the top of the mountains...."Cold" means SNOW and ice. And it means that a few months a year it may be hard to come down "off the mountain" to go to any big city of any size. Charlotte, Greenville, Knoxville
I'm in CT - so Asheville is not as cold but a bit more humid.
I'm in CT - so Asheville is not as cold but a bit more humid.
Thanks for the info!
Actually we didn't feel humid there, we were only there from March until June but it wasnt ANYTHING like Central Florida! Asheville/Hendersonville was our most FAVORITE area and we have been everywhere except the north east.
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