North Carolina · United States
Asheville travel guide
Asheville is a city in North Carolina, United States, home to about 95,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- AVL18 km · Asheville Regional Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Asheville
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Asheville are October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 116 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Asheville: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP, 84 km) and Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI, 99 km) are also within reach.
AVL · Asheville Regional Airport
GSP · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
TRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport
Questions
Asheville: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Asheville?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Asheville are October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 116 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Asheville?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP, 84 km) and Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Asheville?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Asheville
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.