Wilmington, NC: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 68°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, tied 13th warmest of 152 (with 2016 and 1998).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 68°F; Warmest since 2024; 13th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 40.08 in; Driest since 2025; 54th driest of 156

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66.5°F, between 65.7°F and 68.3°F in eight years of ten and 50.70 in of precipitation, between 38.06 in and 60.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Wilmington, NC since 1875: 68°F in 2026; the highest is 69.2°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 65.7 to 68.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Wilmington, NC from 1871 to 2026, 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
2026	68	13	78.3	7	57.6	55	40.08	103	0
2025	67.4	30	76.8	31	58	39	37.88	117	0
2024	68.7	3	78.4	5	59	10	49.42	45	0
2023	69.2	1	79.2	2	59.1	9	45.62	62	0
2022	68.3	8	78.4	5	58.2	30	36.61	123	0
2021	67.7	21	77.3	23	58.1	31	57.71	13	0
2020	68.4	7	77.5	16	59.3	6	59.59	10	0
2019	69	2	79	3	59	10	36.99	120	0
2018	67.8	18	77.3	23	58.3	29	86.98	1	0
2017	68.7	3	78.5	4	58.9	13	51.30	40	0
2016	68	13	77.4	20	58.6	19	64.08	4	0
2015	66.5	56	76.1	46	57	75	59.42	11	0
2014	66.4	60	76.2	44	56.7	91	48.52	51	0
2013	65.7	99	75.1	84	56.2	112	44.96	64	0
2012	68.3	8	78.1	8	58.5	23	38.66	111	0
2011	66.8	48	76.9	28	56.8	85	38.47	113	0
2010	66.4	60	76.3	40	56.4	104	52.50	30	0
2009	66.1	80	75.4	73	56.8	85	44.63	66	0
2008	66.9	44	76.9	28	57	75	50.09	42	0
2007	66.7	50	77.1	25	56.3	109	27.59	151	0
2006	66.3	69	76.6	36	56.1	114	51.71	36	0
2005	66.4	60	75.7	59	57.1	73	59.80	9	0
2004	66	84	75.4	73	56.6	95	44.88	65	0
2003	65.6	107	74.7	97	56.5	100	51.75	34	0
2002	67.6	25	77.6	15	57.6	55	41.39	93	0
2001	65.8	94	75.9	52	55.7	127	35.53	127	0
2000	66.2	76	76	51	56.4	104	47.51	56	0
1999	67.6	25	77.8	12	57.5	61	63.64	5	0
1998	68	13	77.4	20	58.6	19	59.27	12	0
1997	65.5	111	75.5	70	55.4	135	38.18	115	0
1996	65.3	119	74.8	90	55.8	125	60.36	8	0
1995	66.5	56	76.2	44	56.7	91	55.36	16	0
1994	66.4	60	76.7	34	56.1	114	43.38	74	0
1993	66.9	44	77.1	25	56.6	95	49.81	43	0
1992	65.7	99	75.8	55	55.6	131	54.34	20	0
1991	68.3	8	78	9	58.7	18	54.91	18	0
1990	68.7	3	79.4	1	58.1	31	41.86	86	0
1989	67	43	76.9	28	57.1	73	54.88	19	0
1988	64.6	141	74.7	97	54.6	148	53.00	27	0
1987	65.7	99	75.9	52	55.4	135	43.72	71	0
1986	67.8	18	78	9	57.5	61	46.30	60	0
1985	67.4	30	77.5	16	57.4	65	33.96	135	0
1984	64.6	141	74.3	116	54.9	144	55.33	17	0
1983	64.8	137	74.8	90	54.9	144	48.43	53	0
1982	64.9	130	74.8	90	55.1	142	47.01	59	0
1981	63.8	152	74.5	107	53.1	152	36.45	124	0
1980	66.1	80	76.1	46	56	120	35.72	126	0
1979	65.5	111	75.4	73	55.7	127	51.71	36	0
1978	64.9	130	74.9	88	54.8	146	35.07	132	0
1977	66.3	69	76.7	34	55.8	125	36.95	121	0
1976	67.2	36	77.7	14	56.6	95	47.57	55	0
1975	68.1	12	77.8	12	58.4	26	48.80	50	0
1974	67.8	18	78	9	57.6	55	48.82	49	0
1973	66.4	60	76.4	38	56.5	100	54.12	23	0
1972	65.5	111	75.6	65	55.4	135	38.06	116	0
1971	65.2	124	75.2	81	55.2	140	49.36	47	0
1970	65.3	119	75.3	77	55.4	135	43.33	75	0
1969	64.5	144	74.4	111	54.6	148	51.64	38	0
1968	65.1	127	75.7	59	54.4	150	27.17	153	0
1967	67.2	36	77.5	16	57	75	34.19	133	0
1966	65.5	111	75.2	81	55.7	127	60.99	7	0
1965	66.1	80	75.9	52	56.4	104	54.34	20	0
1964	65.7	99	75.2	81	56.2	112	49.69	44	0
1963	64.4	146	74.7	97	54	151	39.93	104	0
1962	65.6	107	75.7	59	55.6	131	50.51	41	0
1961	65.6	107	75.5	70	55.7	127	49.38	46	0
1960	64.9	130	74.5	107	55.3	139	52.93	28	0
1959	66.3	69	76.1	46	56.6	95	41.52	91	0
1958	63.9	149	73.1	142	54.8	146	53.64	25	0
1957	66.4	60	76.1	46	56.8	85	40.37	101	0
1956	65.7	99	75.8	55	55.5	133	35.25	131	0
1955	66.6	54	76.4	38	56.9	83	54.20	22	0
1954	67.1	39	77.5	16	56.8	85	32.02	144	0
1953	67.4	30	77.1	25	57.7	52	43.53	73	0
1952	67.7	21	77.4	20	57.9	45	39.55	108	0
1951	66.7	50	75.4	73	58.1	31	40.20	102	0
1950	67.6	25	75.8	55	59.3	6	48.02	54	4
1949	68.3	8	76.3	40	60.3	1	37.00	119	0
1948	66.1	80	74.4	111	57.8	47	43.58	72	0
1947	65.3	119	73.8	135	56.7	91	52.28	31	2
1946	66.3	69	74.8	90	57.8	47	65.19	3	1
1945	67.7	21	75.7	59	59.7	3	53.63	26	0
1944	67.1	39	75.7	59	58.4	26	40.42	99	0
1943	66.2	76	74.7	97	57.6	55	39.67	107	0
1942	66.5	56	75.1	84	57.8	47	41.01	95	2
1941	65.8	94	74.3	116	57.3	68	32.05	143	0
1940	63.9	149	72.5	151	55.2	140	39.05	110	0
1939	67.9	16	76.3	40	59.5	5	41.60	90	0
1938	67.1	39	75.6	65	58.6	19	52.02	32	0
1937	67.3	34	75.6	65	58.9	13	38.47	113	0
1936	66	84	74.6	104	57.4	65	41.66	89	0
1935	66.2	76	74.6	104	57.8	47	43.13	77	0
1934	66	84	74.2	123	57.8	47	35.34	129	0
1933	67.9	16	76.5	37	59.3	6	42.74	81	0
1932	67.5	29	76.1	46	58.8	16	33.27	138	0
1931	65.8	94	74.8	90	56.7	91	25.40	155	0
1930	66.8	48	75.6	65	58.1	31	28.93	150	0
1929	66.3	69	74.7	97	58	39	42.16	84	0
1928	65.6	107	74.1	125	57.2	72	52.58	29	0
1927	66.7	50	75.3	77	58	39	30.13	147	0
1926	65.8	94	74.8	90	56.8	85	39.55	108	0
1925	67.4	30	76.3	40	58.5	23	29.02	149	0
1924	64.6	141	73.2	140	56.1	114	56.25	15	0
1923	65.7	99	74	129	57.5	61	34.18	134	0
1922	66.3	69	74.1	125	58.4	26	51.47	39	0
1921	67.1	39	75.5	70	58.8	16	40.88	97	0
1920	64.2	148	72.5	151	55.9	123	42.25	83	0
1919	65.9	91	74.5	107	57.3	68	32.65	140	0
1918	65	129	73.9	133	56.1	114	30.74	145	0
1917	65.3	119	74.2	123	56.4	104	43.99	69	0
1916	65.7	99	74.3	116	57	75	36.95	121	0
1915	65.5	111	74	129	56.9	83	42.11	85	0
1914	64.9	130	73.8	135	56	120	33.40	137	0
1913	66.6	54	75.1	84	58	39	40.63	98	0
1912	64.7	138	72.8	147	56.6	95	33.91	136	0
1911	66.9	44	75.7	59	58.1	31	33.23	139	0
1910	66	84	74.7	97	57.3	68	40.41	100	0
1909	66	84	74.4	111	57.7	52	23.00	156	0
1908	65.7	99	74.1	125	57.3	68	44.61	67	0
1907	65.8	94	74.5	107	57	75	47.29	58	0
1906	66.4	60	74.6	104	58.1	31	43.12	78	0
1905	64.9	130	73.3	139	56.5	100	35.32	130	0
1904	63.9	149	72.7	149	55.1	142	32.59	142	0
1903	66.4	60	74.7	97	58	39	43.02	80	0
1902	64.5	144	73.1	142	55.9	123	25.85	154	0
1901	64.4	146	72.6	150	56.3	109	45.82	61	0
1900	66.3	69	74.9	88	57.7	52	29.08	148	0
1899	64.9	130	73	145	56.8	85	35.83	125	0
1898	66.7	50	74.8	90	58.6	19	30.70	146	0
1897	65.9	91	74.3	116	57.6	55	27.38	152	0
1896	66	84	74.3	116	57.5	61	32.61	141	2
1895	65.2	124	73.2	140	56.4	104	39.82	106	16
1894	67.6	25	75.6	65	58.9	13	41.52	91	19
1893	66	84	74	129	57.6	55	35.40	128	14
1892	65.5	111	73	145	57	75	40.91	96	20
1891	66.5	56	74.4	111	58.1	31	44.21	68	14
1890	68.6	6	76.8	31	59.8	2	38.51	112	18
1889	65.1	127	72.8	147	57	75	51.88	33	22
1888	64.9	130	73.8	135	56.1	114	41.84	87	2
1887	65.3	119	74.4	111	56.1	114	39.89	105	0
1886	64.7	138	73.9	133	55.5	133	51.75	34	0
1885	65.5	111	74	129	57	75	47.44	57	2
1884	67.2	36	75.3	77	59	10	56.39	14	0
1883	66.2	76	74.3	116	58.1	31	61.41	6	2
1882	67.3	34	75	87	59.7	3	37.77	118	0
1881	65.9	91	73.8	135	58	39	43.06	79	0
1880	67.7	21	76.8	31	58.5	23	41.34	94	2
1879	65.2	124	74.1	125	56.3	109	43.95	70	0
1878	66.9	44	75.8	55	57.9	45	43.30	76	1
1877	65.4	118	74.3	116	56.5	100	67.64	2	0
1876	66.4	60	75.3	77	57.4	65	53.86	24	0
1875	64.7	138	73.1	142	56	120	42.55	82	4
1874							45.29	63	91
1873							48.48	52	282
1872							48.88	48	283
1871							41.67	88	282

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	69.2
2019	69
2024	68.7
2017	68.7
1990	68.7
1890	68.6
2020	68.4
2022	68.3
2012	68.3
1991	68.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1981	63.8
1958	63.9
1940	63.9
1904	63.9
1920	64.2
1963	64.4
1901	64.4
1969	64.5
1902	64.5
1988	64.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	86.98
1877	67.64
1946	65.19
2016	64.08
1999	63.64
1883	61.41
1966	60.99
1996	60.36
2005	59.80
2020	59.59

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1909	23.00
1931	25.40
1902	25.85
1968	27.17
1897	27.38
2007	27.59
1930	28.93
1925	29.02
1900	29.08
1927	30.13

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 8 July 2026
Coldest night: 14°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 5.31 in; 21 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	44.5°F 42nd coldest of 146	1.41 in 17th driest of 156
February	46.2°F 43rd coldest of 146	3.01 in 72nd driest of 156
March	60.5°F 10th warmest of 149	2.03 in 29th driest of 156
April	66.2°F 8th warmest of 150	0.94 in 20th driest of 156
May	69.8°F 62nd coldest of 153	4.27 in 61st wettest of 156
June	79.7°F 13th warmest of 153	1.24 in 3rd driest of 156
July	83.3°F 7th warmest of 153	6.69 in 77th driest of 156
August	82.1°F 6th warmest of 153	15.01 in 2nd wettest of 156
September	76.8°F 21st warmest of 153	4.43 in 65th driest of 156
October so far	71.7°F 34th warmest of 151	1.05 in 41st wettest of 156

Hot days and freezes

Wilmington, NC has had 69 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2019, 3rd most of 152.
Wilmington, NC has had 3 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2012, tied 5th most of 152 (with 1977, 1968 and 1954).
Wilmington, NC has had 32 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2015, tied 20th most of 152 (with 2011, 1980, 1966 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Wilmington, NC came on Wednesday 18 March 2026, the latest since 2023, tied 68th latest of 152 (with 1988, 1978, 1916 and 1 other year).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
14 September	Warmest day	95°F	94°F 2010, 1991, 1897	Provisional
5 September	Warmest day	97°F	95°F 2023, 1983, 1921	Provisional
10 July	Warmest day	101°F	100°F 1993	Provisional
8 July	Warmest day	102°F	100°F 2012, 1977, 1907	Provisional
22 March	Warmest day	88°F	87°F 1907, 1894	Provisional
2 February	Coldest night	14°F	17°F 1980	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 40.08 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 54th driest of 156.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Wilmington, NC: 102°F on Wednesday 8 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Wilmington, NC: a low of 14°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Wilmington, NC: 5.31 in on Friday 21 August 2026.