According to a 1903 journal article, there was once a stone in the center of the circle, perhaps another aspect of the solar alignment. Drombeg is almost 9.5 m (31 ft) in diameter and forms a nearly perfect circle.
On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Asheville, North Carolina. The July high is around 84 degrees. The January low is 26. Sperling's comfort index for Asheville is a 55 out of 100, where a higher score indicates a more comfortable year-around climate. The US average for the comfort index is 54.
Asheville normally receives an average of 3.5 inches of rain during April. According to April Asheville Weather records, the most rain measured in a single day in April was 2.75 inches on April 26, 1973. Asheville averages 0.7 inches of snow in April. The highest snowfall on a single day in April was 11.5 inches on April 3, 1987.