2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Sweetwater, TN vs Asheville, NC

Highlights

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Asheville. Sweetwater averages 207 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Asheville, North Carolina gets 43.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. Sweetwater, Tennessee gets 54.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Asheville averages 10.2 inches of snow per year. Sweetwater averages 4.5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Asheville, North Carolina
Summer High: the July high is around 83.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25.1
Rain: averages 43.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10.2 inches of snow a year

Sweetwater, Tennessee
Summer High: the July high is around 88.2 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25.8
Rain: averages 54.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4.5 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Asheville is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sweetwater is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

Today's Weather - Sweetwater, TN

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Today's Weather - Asheville, NC

72°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Sweetwater / Asheville

August is the hottest month for Sweetwater with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In Sweetwater, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sweetwater are May, September and October.

July is the hottest month for Asheville with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Asheville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Asheville are September, June and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sweetwater with an average of 25.8°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Asheville with an average of 25.1°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Sweetwater, there are 32.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Asheville, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.

In Sweetwater, there are 93.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In Asheville, there are 100.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Sweetwater, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Asheville, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

January is the wettest month in Sweetwater with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.9 inches in Sweetwater means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.


June is the wettest month in Asheville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in Asheville means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Sweetwater with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 121.4 rainy days annually in Sweetwater, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

July is the rainiest month in Asheville with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in Asheville, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.5 inches in Sweetwater means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee.

An annual snowfall of 10.2 inches in Asheville means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina.

January is the snowiest month in Sweetwater with 1.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Asheville with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.