Asheville, NC Snowfall C

First snow Dec 1 · Last snow Mar 17 · 11.4 in/yr · Station: ASHEVILLE

Avg First Snow

Dec 1

Median over 30 seasons 21d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 17

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

107 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

11.4 in

Rank #170 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 21 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.5

Nov

2.6

Dec

3.8

Jan

2.2

Feb

2.0

Mar

0.3

Apr

May

Jun

How Asheville Compares

Asheville snowfall vs North Carolina and U.S. medians
Measure	Asheville	North Carolina median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	11.4 in	7.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 1	Jan 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 17	Feb 21	Apr 3
Snow season length	107 days	43 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in North Carolina, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ASHEVILLE (USW00013872), 1 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.