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United States / North Carolina / Asheville Metro Area / Henderson County / Fletcher / Zip Codes
Fletcher, NC is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and has a temperate climate. Summers tend to be hot and humid with average highs around 90 degrees Fahrenheit in July and low temperatures around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold but mild, with January averaging lows near freezing and highs in the mid-40s. Precipitation is fairly consistent year-round, with about 50 inches of rain annually. Snowfall averages around 10 inches per year, while hail is rare. Overall, Fletcher enjoys all four seasons, making it an ideal place to live for those who enjoy mild weather.

Fletcher, North Carolina gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fletcher averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Fletcher. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fletcher gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fletcher, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFletcher, North CarolinaUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  8.9 in.27.8 in.
  124.9 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.67
  4.84.3
  2116 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Fletcher with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Fletcher, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fletcher are September, June and May.
In Fletcher, there are 4.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fletcher with an average of 25.7°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Fletcher, there are 98.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
In Fletcher, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Fletcher but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Fletcher.
June is the wettest month in Fletcher with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in Fletcher means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
July is the rainiest month in Fletcher with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 124.9 rainy days annually in Fletcher, which is one of the rainiest places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in Fletcher means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Fletcher with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Weatherman · Fletcher, NC
The actual yearly snowfall in Fletcher NC
Over 11 years ago

The actual average snowfall in Fletcher NC is 1" it would be lower if the very rare snowfall during the winter of 2009-2010 was not taken into consideration and factored  More

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Mikayla · Fletcher, NC
Fletcher NC annual snowfall is about 14" on averag
Over 14 years ago

Hi Again, just a final note on this subject for now; The site here inducates a annual average of 3.6" which is likely a typo dropping of the 10. I've lived here since  More

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Mikayla · Fletcher, NC
Total Snowfall 2009-2010
Over 14 years ago

Updating as we are well into spring. The total Snowfall this winter is just over 38 inches, that is Thirty-Eight inches, the average here is around 13" with a seasonal  More

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