Wilmington, NC: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 64.3°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest year since 2024, tied 42nd warmest of 151 (with 1973, 1952, 1951 and 2 other years).

2025

Mean temperature: 64.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 42nd warmest of 151
Precipitation: 46.04 in; Driest since 2022; 47th driest of 155

A normal year in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 64.2°F, between 63°F and 65.6°F in eight years of ten and 61.08 in of precipitation, between 48.57 in and 72.16 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every year in Wilmington, NC since 1875: 64.3°F in 2025; the highest is 66.5°F, in 1990.

Normal range, 63 to 65.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Wilmington, NC from 1871 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	64.3	42	74.2	34	54.4	69	46.04	109	0
2024	66.1	5	76.2	4	55.9	18	52.64	72	0
2023	66.3	3	76.7	2	56	14	58.92	43	0
2022	65.8	7	76.1	5	55.5	31	41.34	133	0
2021	65.8	7	76	6	55.6	28	61.49	26	0
2020	66.3	3	75.8	9	56.9	2	73.10	4	0
2019	66.4	2	76.5	3	56.3	10	49.08	99	0
2018	65.2	19	74.7	23	55.7	25	102.40	1	0
2017	65.9	6	75.8	9	55.9	18	62.64	23	0
2016	65.2	19	75.1	20	55.3	36	71.64	7	0
2015	65.5	13	75.1	20	55.8	22	73.49	3	0
2014	63.7	69	73.8	44	53.7	102	59.77	35	0
2013	63.5	85	73.3	63	53.7	102	51.14	87	0
2012	65.2	19	75.2	17	55.3	36	50.46	92	0
2011	64.8	26	75.2	17	54.3	76	43.96	122	0
2010	63	114	73.3	63	52.8	132	58.56	44	0
2009	63.7	69	72.9	77	54.4	69	59.73	36	0
2008	64.2	48	74.3	29	54	86	60.80	29	0
2007	64.7	29	75.3	15	54.1	84	33.35	153	0
2006	64	54	74.4	28	53.5	114	63.80	19	0
2005	63.7	69	73.5	52	54	86	69.33	9	0
2004	63.5	85	73.3	63	53.8	96	50.73	90	0
2003	63.2	106	72.8	82	53.6	110	63.62	20	0
2002	64.4	37	74.3	29	54.4	69	49.32	98	0
2001	64.1	53	74.7	23	53.6	110	37.98	145	0
2000	62.7	123	72.9	77	52.5	139	53.82	67	0
1999	65.3	16	75.6	11	55	53	72.06	5	0
1998	65.6	12	75.5	12	55.7	25	64.20	16	0
1997	62.6	127	72.7	87	52.6	137	49.59	96	0
1996	62.8	120	72.7	87	52.9	129	64.42	15	0
1995	63.2	106	73.3	63	53.2	120	65.11	14	0
1994	64.6	32	74.8	22	54.3	76	61.37	27	0
1993	64.2	48	74.7	23	53.8	96	61.76	25	0
1992	63.4	93	73.5	52	53.3	118	66.20	12	0
1991	65.4	14	75.5	12	55.3	36	60.71	31	0
1990	66.5	1	77.4	1	55.6	28	53.43	70	0
1989	63.7	69	73.8	44	53.5	114	66.65	11	0
1988	62.1	143	72.6	92	51.7	148	57.93	48	0
1987	63.4	93	73.9	42	52.9	129	51.25	86	0
1986	65.3	16	75.3	15	55.3	36	59.41	37	0
1985	65.8	7	75.9	7	55.8	22	44.02	120	0
1984	63.5	85	73.6	48	53.5	114	58.11	47	0
1983	62.5	132	72.6	92	52.3	143	59.12	41	0
1982	62.9	118	73	75	52.8	132	57.46	53	0
1981	61	151	71.8	121	50.2	151	44.38	119	0
1980	62.8	120	73.2	71	52.5	139	44.58	117	0
1979	63.1	109	73.5	52	52.8	132	56.08	59	0
1978	63	114	73.3	63	52.7	136	43.70	126	0
1977	63.7	69	74.2	34	53.2	120	51.74	83	0
1976	63.4	93	74.1	37	52.6	137	57.91	49	0
1975	65.8	7	75.9	7	55.7	25	59.10	42	0
1974	64.9	23	75.5	12	54.2	80	56.80	56	0
1973	64.3	42	74.7	23	53.8	96	61.16	28	0
1972	63.4	93	73.7	47	53	126	51.83	82	0
1971	64	54	74	38	54	86	57.70	51	0
1970	63.3	102	73.6	48	53	126	52.87	71	0
1969	61.8	145	71.9	117	51.6	149	60.75	30	0
1968	62.5	132	73.2	71	51.8	147	37.77	146	0
1967	64.5	35	75.2	17	53.8	96	42.16	132	0
1966	63.2	106	73.5	52	53	126	65.63	13	0
1965	63.8	64	74	38	53.6	110	57.32	55	0
1964	63.6	83	73.6	48	53.7	102	57.83	50	0
1963	61.7	146	72.2	107	51.3	150	51.35	85	0
1962	62.5	132	72.6	92	52.5	139	57.68	52	0
1961	63.1	109	73.3	63	52.9	129	52.26	75	0
1960	62	144	72.1	112	52	145	58.12	46	0
1959	63.7	69	73.5	52	53.9	92	53.73	69	0
1958	61.5	148	71	143	52	145	63.44	21	0
1957	63.7	69	73.6	48	53.8	96	50.10	94	0
1956	63.9	59	74.2	34	53.7	102	43.89	124	0
1955	63.3	102	73.4	58	53.1	123	59.20	39	0
1954	63.7	69	74.3	29	53.2	120	40.89	135	0
1953	64.6	32	74.5	27	54.6	65	54.03	65	0
1952	64.3	42	74.3	29	54.3	76	48.10	102	0
1951	64.3	42	73.3	63	55.2	43	52.45	73	0
1950	64.4	37	72.8	82	55.8	22	56.32	58	6
1949	65.7	11	74	38	57.4	1	44.02	120	0
1948	64.3	42	72.6	92	55.9	18	55.16	60	0
1947	63.3	102	71.8	121	54.7	64	69.97	8	2
1946	64.7	29	73.3	63	56.1	12	72.05	6	1
1945	64.5	35	72.8	82	56.2	11	63.95	18	0
1944	63.7	69	72.6	92	54.8	62	52.34	74	0
1943	63.3	102	72.3	104	54.2	80	44.69	116	0
1942	64.2	48	73	75	55.3	36	49.75	95	2
1941	64	54	72.9	77	55.2	43	39.06	141	0
1940	62.2	142	71.2	139	53.3	118	45.15	115	0
1939	64.8	26	73.5	52	56.1	12	45.90	111	0
1938	64.7	29	73.4	58	56	14	57.38	54	0
1937	63.8	64	72.4	99	55.2	43	47.58	104	0
1936	63.7	69	72.4	99	55.1	48	55.02	62	0
1935	63.4	93	71.8	121	54.9	58	52.07	79	0
1934	63.5	85	72	114	55	53	46.18	108	0
1933	65.4	14	74.3	29	56.5	3	43.37	127	0
1932	65.2	19	74	38	56.4	6	46.01	110	0
1931	64.6	32	73.9	42	55.3	36	28.69	154	0
1930	63.5	85	72.2	107	54.8	62	37.21	148	0
1929	63.9	59	72.4	99	55.4	34	53.77	68	0
1928	63.4	93	71.8	121	55	53	60.11	34	0
1927	64.4	37	73.1	73	55.6	28	36.04	150	0
1926	63.5	85	72.7	87	54.2	80	44.55	118	0
1925	64.2	48	72.9	77	55.4	34	38.18	144	0
1924	62.6	127	71.4	136	53.7	102	61.81	24	0
1923	63.5	85	71.9	117	55	53	40.48	136	0
1922	64	54	72.2	107	55.9	18	60.53	32	0
1921	64.9	23	73.4	58	56.4	6	46.76	106	0
1920	62.3	140	70.9	147	53.7	102	50.12	93	0
1919	63.9	59	72.7	87	55.2	43	35.62	151	0
1918	63.1	109	71.9	117	54.4	69	38.35	143	0
1917	61.5	148	70.5	149	52.5	139	47.41	105	0
1916	63.4	93	72.3	104	54.5	68	43.92	123	0
1915	63.1	109	71.8	121	54.3	76	45.66	112	0
1914	62.4	136	71.2	139	53.6	110	43.27	128	0
1913	63.8	64	72.6	92	55.1	48	50.55	91	0
1912	62.6	127	71.1	142	54.1	84	38.92	142	0
1911	64.4	37	73.4	58	55.5	31	40.43	137	0
1910	62.7	123	71.7	131	53.7	102	43.72	125	0
1909	63.1	109	71.8	121	54.4	69	27.68	155	0
1908	63.7	69	72.3	104	55.1	48	53.98	66	0
1907	62.9	118	71.8	121	54	86	52.25	76	0
1906	63.6	83	72.1	112	55.1	48	48.99	100	0
1905	62.4	136	71	143	53.8	96	45.41	113	0
1904	61.3	150	70.2	150	52.3	143	36.89	149	0
1903	62.6	127	71.4	136	53.9	92	48.22	101	0
1902	62.8	120	71.6	132	54	86	34.58	152	0
1901	61.6	147	70.1	151	53.1	123	54.14	64	0
1900	63.9	59	72.7	87	55.1	48	40.08	139	0
1899	62.7	123	71	143	54.4	69	40.07	140	0
1898	63.7	69	71.8	121	55.5	31	42.56	131	0
1897	63.8	64	72.2	107	55.3	36	37.68	147	0
1896	63.5	85	72	114	54.9	58	40.42	138	2
1895	63	114	71.2	139	53.9	92	46.27	107	28
1894	64.8	26	72.9	77	56	14	45.18	114	27
1893	63.8	64	72	114	55.2	43	42.75	130	23
1892	62.5	132	70.6	148	53.9	92	42.88	129	26
1891	63.9	59	72.2	107	55	53	48.00	103	23
1890	65.3	16	73.8	44	56.4	6	41.33	134	18
1889	63.4	93	71.5	135	54.9	58	59.31	38	28
1888	62.7	123	71.3	138	54	86	55.07	61	8
1887	62.3	140	71.6	132	53.1	123	51.87	81	0
1886	62.4	136	71.9	117	52.8	132	56.43	57	0
1885	63	114	71.8	121	54.2	80	60.42	33	2
1884	64.9	23	73.4	58	56.5	3	62.70	22	0
1883	64.3	42	72.6	92	56	14	64.00	17	2
1882	64.2	48	71.8	121	56.5	3	52.14	78	0
1881	64.4	37	72.4	99	56.4	6	51.02	89	4
1880	64	54	73.1	73	54.9	58	51.91	80	2
1879	63.7	69	72.8	82	54.6	65	51.14	87	0
1878	63.7	69	72.8	82	54.6	65	54.83	63	1
1877	63.4	93	72.4	99	54.4	69	83.65	2	0
1876	62.6	127	71.6	132	53.5	114	66.73	10	0
1875	62.4	136	71	143	53.7	102	49.59	96	4
1874							52.22	77	93
1873							58.37	45	365
1872							59.18	40	366
1871							51.38	84	365

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1990	66.5
2019	66.4
2023	66.3
2020	66.3
2024	66.1
2017	65.9
2022	65.8
2021	65.8
1985	65.8
1975	65.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1981	61
1904	61.3
1958	61.5
1917	61.5
1901	61.6
1963	61.7
1969	61.8
1960	62
1988	62.1
1940	62.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	102.40
1877	83.65
2015	73.49
2020	73.10
1999	72.06
1946	72.05
2016	71.64
1947	69.97
2005	69.33
1876	66.73

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1909	27.68
1931	28.69
2007	33.35
1902	34.58
1919	35.62
1927	36.04
1904	36.89
1930	37.21
1897	37.68
1968	37.77

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 25 June 2025
Coldest night: 18°F; 15 December 2025, 23 January 2025
Wettest day: 2.55 in; 6 July 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	40.7°F 7th coldest of 145	2.63 in 66th driest of 155
February	50.6°F 51st warmest of 145	1.25 in 10th driest of 155
March	58.2°F 32nd warmest of 148	2.74 in 55th driest of 155
April	66.6°F 5th warmest of 149	2.27 in 70th driest of 155
May	73.4°F 14th warmest of 152	5.21 in 39th wettest of 155
June	80.6°F 9th warmest of 152	4.68 in 74th wettest of 155
July	83.2°F 7th warmest of 152	7.55 in 66th wettest of 155
August	77.8°F 27th coldest of 152	6.59 in 78th wettest of 155
September	73.6°F 46th coldest of 152	4.81 in 70th driest of 155
October	63.6°F 41st coldest of 150	3.10 in 67th wettest of 155
November	56.5°F 58th warmest of 150	1.80 in 57th driest of 155
December	46.4°F 38th coldest of 147	3.41 in 69th wettest of 155

Hot days and freezes

Wilmington, NC has had 44 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, tied 40th most of 151 (with 2005 and 1957).
Wilmington, NC has had 48 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2014, tied 18th most of 151 (with 2014).
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Wilmington, NC came on Tuesday 11 November 2025, the earliest since 2008, tied 42nd earliest of 152 (with 1957 and 1926).
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Wilmington, NC came on Tuesday 4 March 2025, the latest since 2023, tied 120th latest of 151 (with 1930, 1925 and 1884).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
22 November	Warmest day	81°F	80°F 2011	Provisional
9 February	Warmest day	78°F	77°F 1994, 1921	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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Wilmington, NC the day's answers

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Every answer in words

2025 brought 46.04 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest year since 2022, 47th driest of 155.
The hottest day of 2025 in Wilmington, NC: 99°F on Wednesday 25 June 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 18°F on Monday 15 December 2025 and Thursday 23 January 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Wilmington, NC: 2.55 in on Sunday 6 July 2025.