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How windy is Asheville?
Asheville right now
37°FOvercast skies
- Today39°F / 34°FClouds
- Tomorrow49°F / 34°FClouds
- Monday53°F / 29°FClear skies
Could be worse. Barely. Maybe.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Asheville averages about 6.4 mph.
February is the windiest month, at about 8.3 mph, and August the calmest, at about 4.3 mph. There’s no wind at all about 27% of the time. That makes it the 20th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 12 mph.
Asheville averages about 6.4 mph, and it’s dead calm about 27% of the time, so the mountains keep the breeze mostly to themselves.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 6.4 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | February, 8.3 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 4.3 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 27% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Charlotte, North Carolina: about 6.2 mph
- Raleigh, North Carolina: about 6.2 mph
- Helena, Montana: about 6.7 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00003812. Average wind speed, not gusts.