Wilmington, DE: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 56.1°F in Wilmington, DE, the warmest year since 2024, 18th warmest of 109.

2025

Mean temperature: 56.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 18th warmest of 109
Precipitation: 40.52 in; Driest since 2021; 47th driest of 110

A normal year in Wilmington, DE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 55.6°F, between 53.7°F and 56.9°F in eight years of ten and 45.72 in of precipitation, between 36.44 in and 55.46 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every year in Wilmington, DE since 1896: 56.1°F in 2025; the highest is 57.8°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 53.7 to 56.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Wilmington, DE from 1894 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	56.1	18	65.5	21	46.7	19	40.52	64	0
2024	57.2	4	66.8	4	47.6	7	43.03	54	0
2023	57.8	1	67.8	2	47.9	3	52.09	14	0
2022	56.5	14	66.4	9	46.7	19	43.17	51	0
2021	57.1	6	66.5	6	47.7	5	38.03	84	0
2020	57	7	66.3	10	47.8	4	53.38	9	0
2019	56.7	12	66.1	14	47.3	10	47.97	28	0
2018	56	19	64.7	39	47.2	13	61.37	1	0
2017	56.8	11	66.1	14	47.5	9	39.90	75	0
2016	56.7	12	66.3	10	47.1	15	40.78	63	0
2015	55.9	21	65.3	26	46.6	22	48.74	25	0
2014	53.9	71	63.2	78	44.6	67	50.91	19	0
2013	55.2	32	64.3	50	46.1	28	48.35	26	0
2012	57.5	2	66.9	3	48	2	36.29	92	0
2011	56.4	15	65.6	20	47.1	15	56.58	6	0
2010	56.2	17	65.4	23	46.9	18	43.96	48	0
2009	54.5	55	63.1	79	45.8	35	52.06	15	0
2008	55.6	28	65.2	27	46.1	28	40.44	66	0
2007	55.9	21	65.2	27	46.5	23	41.81	58	0
2006	56.3	16	65.7	19	47	17	49.41	22	0
2005	54.7	45	63.9	59	45.5	40	40.25	71	0
2004	54.3	60	62.9	88	45.7	36	56.73	5	0
2003	53.3	92	61.7	102	44.9	60	55.33	7	0
2002	55.8	25	65.2	27	46.3	25	39.80	77	0
2001	55.2	32	64.8	35	45.7	36	33.85	99	0
2000	53.7	80	62.7	94	44.7	65	46.03	34	0
1999	55.6	28	65	32	46.2	27	47.68	30	0
1998	56.9	9	66.1	14	47.7	5	36.46	90	0
1997	53.7	80	63.1	79	44.2	81	28.02	108	0
1996	53.2	96	61.7	102	44.6	67	52.36	12	0
1995	54.7	45	64.1	53	45.3	46	40.07	74	0
1994	54.9	41	64.5	46	45.3	46	45.40	40	0
1993	55.4	30	64.8	35	46.1	28	46.75	32	0
1992	54.2	63	63.3	75	45.2	53	37.04	89	0
1991	56.9	9	66.5	6	47.2	13	39.82	76	0
1990	57	7	66.7	5	47.3	10	44.13	47	0
1989	53.9	71	62.8	93	45.1	55	49.77	20	0
1988	53.9	71	63.5	72	44.4	71	37.80	86	0
1987	54.8	43	64.1	53	45.5	40	35.98	93	0
1986	54.6	51	63.8	63	45.3	46	42.87	55	0
1985	55.8	25	65.5	21	46.1	28	33.73	100	0
1984	53.8	78	63.3	75	44.3	77	41.72	59	0
1983	55.2	32	65.2	27	45.3	46	54.70	8	0
1982	54	70	63.8	63	44.2	81	41.07	61	0
1981	53.7	80	63.3	75	44	88	35.28	95	0
1980	54.2	63	63.9	59	44.4	71	33.92	98	0
1979	53.7	80	63	83	44.4	71	53.31	11	0
1978	52.1	105	61.6	105	42.7	107	51.28	18	0
1977	53.7	80	62.9	88	44.4	71	40.13	73	0
1976	53.4	88	63	83	43.8	92	33.59	102	0
1975	55.3	31	64.3	50	46.3	25	49.61	21	0
1974	55.1	37	64.6	43	45.6	38	39.61	78	0
1973	57.2	4	66.2	13	48.3	1	47.05	31	0
1972	54.5	55	63.5	72	45.5	40	48.13	27	0
1971	55.1	37	64.1	53	46.1	28	52.24	13	0
1970	54.7	45	63.8	63	45.6	38	38.31	82	0
1969	54.2	63	62.9	88	45.4	45	40.38	68	0
1968	54.4	57	63.8	63	44.9	60	31.75	106	0
1967	52.4	103	61.6	105	43.2	101	44.65	44	0
1966	53.2	96	62.9	88	43.5	99	39.51	79	0
1965	53.4	88	63.1	79	43.7	94	24.90	110	0
1964	53.9	71	63.8	63	43.9	91	32.82	104	0
1963	52.6	100	62.7	94	42.5	109	32.10	105	0
1962	52.6	100	62.1	101	43.1	104	34.41	96	0
1961	53.4	88	62.7	94	44.1	84	40.44	66	0
1960	53.1	99	62.5	98	43.7	94	46.03	34	0
1959	55.2	32	64.8	35	45.5	40	38.19	83	0
1958	52.1	105	60.9	110	43.2	101	51.87	16	0
1957	54.6	51	64.1	53	45.2	53	39.09	80	0
1956	53.7	80	63	83	44.4	71	47.85	29	0
1955	54.7	45	64.4	47	45	57	37.14	88	0
1954	54.8	43	64.8	35	44.8	62	33.72	101	0
1953	56	19	66.1	14	46	33	45.15	42	0
1952	55	39	64.7	39	45.3	46	48.95	24	0
1951	54.2	63	64.4	47	44	88	45.26	41	0
1950	53.2	96	63.1	79	43.2	101	40.49	65	0
1949	55.9	21	65.8	18	46	33	40.97	62	0
1948	53.3	92	63	83	43.6	98	45.06	43	0
1947	53.3	92	62.6	97	44	88			6
1946	54.7	45	64.7	39	44.7	65	43.09	53	1
1945	53.9	71	64	57	43.7	94	61.05	2	0
1944	54.1	67	64.6	43	43.5	99	45.49	39	3
1943	53.9	71	64.7	39	43	105	37.85	85	0
1942	54.4	57	64.4	47	44.2	81	49.34	23	3
1941	54.7	45	65.4	23	44.1	84	33.20	103	1
1940	51.5	109	61	109	41.9	111			3
1939			66.3	10	45	57	43.20	50	37
1938	55.2	32	65.2	27	45	57			22
1937	54.3	60	63.8	63	44.8	62			5
1936	53.8	78	63.4	74	44.3	77			6
1935	53.3	92	62.4	99	44.1	84			8
1934	53.4	88	63	83	43.7	94			7
1933	54.6	51	64	57	45.3	46	51.46	17	4
1932	55	39	64.6	43	45.3	46			2
1931	55.8	25	64.9	33	46.7	19	40.27	70	1
1930	54.9	41	64.9	33	44.8	62	28.87	107	3
1929	54.1	67	63.9	59	44.3	77	45.68	37	1
1928	53.7	80	62.9	88	44.5	70			2
1927	53.5	87	62.4	99	44.6	67	45.81	36	4
1926	52	107	61.3	107	42.6	108	46.63	33	3
1925	54.3	60	64.2	52	44.4	71	37.29	87	2
1924	52.3	104	61.7	102	42.9	106			2
1923	54.1	67	63.9	59	44.3	77	43.17	51	1
1922	54.6	51	63.8	63	45.5	40			0
1921	55.9	21	65.4	23	46.5	23			1
1920	52.5	102	61.3	107	43.8	92			0
1919	54.4	57	63.8	63	45.1	55	60.84	3	2
1918	53.9	71	63.6	71	44.1	84	34.39	97	0
1917	51.7	108	60.9	110	42.4	110	40.19	72	11
1916							35.76	94	366
1915							44.35	45	365
1914							36.42	91	365
1913							43.83	49	365
1911							57.05	4	365
1910							41.63	60	365
1909							26.94	109	365
1906							53.32	10	365
1905							40.33	69	365
1903							42.70	56	365
1902							44.29	46	365
1900							39.05	81	365
1898							42.49	57	365
1897							45.51	38	365
1896	57.5	2	66.5	6	47.6	7			26
1895			68.1	1	47.3	10			38
1894									92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	57.8
2012	57.5
1896	57.5
2024	57.2
1973	57.2
2021	57.1
2020	57
1990	57
1998	56.9
1991	56.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	51.5
1917	51.7
1926	52
1978	52.1
1958	52.1
1924	52.3
1967	52.4
1920	52.5
1963	52.6
1962	52.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	61.37
1945	61.05
1919	60.84
1911	57.05
2004	56.73
2011	56.58
2003	55.33
1983	54.70
2020	53.38
1906	53.32

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1965	24.90
1909	26.94
1997	28.02
1930	28.87
1968	31.75
1963	32.10
1964	32.82
1941	33.20
1976	33.59
1954	33.72

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 24 June 2025
Coldest night: 4°F; 23 January 2025
Wettest day: 2.24 in; 30 June 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	29.8°F 31st coldest of 110	1.25 in 6th driest of 116
February	35.9°F 38th warmest of 109	2.33 in 48th driest of 125
March	48.9°F 6th warmest of 111	4.62 in 36th wettest of 124
April	56°F 10th warmest of 111	4.15 in 39th wettest of 126
May	64.5°F 35th warmest of 112	6.73 in 8th wettest of 126
June	74.9°F 9th warmest of 112	3.95 in 59th wettest of 125
July	80.3°F 3rd warmest of 112	6.73 in 21st wettest of 123
August	72.6°F 17th coldest of 112	1.40 in 12th driest of 127
September	71.1°F 15th warmest of 112	1.86 in 27th driest of 131
October	58.2°F 33rd warmest of 110	1.98 in 40th driest of 128
November	46.5°F 48th warmest of 111	2.25 in 47th driest of 127
December	33.5°F 26th coldest of 111	3.27 in 58th driest of 118

Hot days and freezes

Wilmington, DE has had 24 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2023, tied 35th most of 111 (with 1973 and 1930).
Wilmington, DE has had 1 day at 100°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2012, tied 16th most of 111 (with 1999, 1994, 1973 and 2 other years).
Wilmington, DE has had 96 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2022, tied 60th most of 111 (with 2005, 2004, 1993 and 3 other years).
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Wilmington, DE came on Friday 7 November 2025, the earliest since 2024, tied 84th earliest of 111 (with 1971, 1931 and 1927).
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Wilmington, DE came on Wednesday 9 April 2025, the latest since 2024, tied 74th latest of 110 (with 1958).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
25 June	Warmest day	99°F	98°F 1894	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2025 brought 40.52 in of precipitation in Wilmington, DE, the driest year since 2021, 47th driest of 110.
The hottest day of 2025 in Wilmington, DE: 101°F on Tuesday 24 June 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Wilmington, DE: a low of 4°F on Thursday 23 January 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Wilmington, DE: 2.24 in on Monday 30 June 2025.