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Wilmington, NC weather and climate

New Hanover County, NC · population 118,578 · about 46 ft elevation

Everything below is a 30 year average for 1991-2020, computed from daily climate history at Wilmington's own coordinates.

The year at a glance

Sunny days
209
clear or partly cloudy, per year
Precipitation
54 in
per year
Wet days
134
rain or snow per year
Snowfall
1 in
per year
Hot days
49
above 90 °F
Freezing nights
41
at or below 32 °F
Humidity
76%
average relative
Average temperature
64 °F
year round

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F.

Daily highDaily low
406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDaily high, Jan: 57 °FDaily high, Feb: 60 °FDaily high, Mar: 66 °FDaily high, Apr: 74 °FDaily high, May: 81 °FDaily high, Jun: 87 °FDaily high, Jul: 90 °FDaily high, Aug: 88 °FDaily high, Sep: 84 °FDaily high, Oct: 76 °FDaily high, Nov: 67 °FDaily high, Dec: 60 °FDaily low, Jan: 36 °FDaily low, Feb: 38 °FDaily low, Mar: 44 °FDaily low, Apr: 52 °FDaily low, May: 61 °FDaily low, Jun: 69 °FDaily low, Jul: 73 °FDaily low, Aug: 72 °FDaily low, Sep: 66 °FDaily low, Oct: 55 °FDaily low, Nov: 44 °FDaily low, Dec: 38 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daily high576066748187908884766760
Daily low363844526169737266554438

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches.

0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovWilmington, Jan: 3.6 inWilmington, Feb: 3.5 inWilmington, Mar: 4.0 inWilmington, Apr: 3.2 inWilmington, May: 3.7 inWilmington, Jun: 4.9 inWilmington, Jul: 6.2 inWilmington, Aug: 7.2 inWilmington, Sep: 6.6 inWilmington, Oct: 3.9 inWilmington, Nov: 3.5 inWilmington, Dec: 3.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wilmington3.63.54.03.23.74.96.27.26.63.93.53.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies.

01020JanMarMayJulSepNovWilmington, Jan: 17 daysWilmington, Feb: 15 daysWilmington, Mar: 18 daysWilmington, Apr: 20 daysWilmington, May: 19 daysWilmington, Jun: 16 daysWilmington, Jul: 16 daysWilmington, Aug: 16 daysWilmington, Sep: 17 daysWilmington, Oct: 20 daysWilmington, Nov: 19 daysWilmington, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wilmington171518201916161617201917

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About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991-2020. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).