Wilmington, NC: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 66.2°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest April since 2025, 8th warmest of 150.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 66.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 8th warmest of 150
Precipitation: 0.94 in; Driest since 2021; 20th driest of 156

A normal April in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.5°F, between 61°F and 65.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.91 in of precipitation, between 0.80 in and 5.71 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Wilmington, NC since 1874: 66.2°F in 2026; the highest is 68°F, in 2017.

Normal range, 61 to 65.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April 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	66.2	8	78.3	3	54.1	29	0.94	137	0
2025	66.6	5	77.2	11	56	9	2.27	85	0
2024	65.3	19	76.2	21	54.4	22	2.01	98	0
2023	67.1	2	77.9	6	56.4	6	6.45	9	0
2022	63.7	43	75.4	30	52	80	3.27	55	0
2021	63.8	39	76	22	51.6	101	0.74	147	0
2020	62.9	67	74.6	37	51.3	110	5.57	16	0
2019	65.3	19	74.9	35	55.7	11	3.83	39	0
2018	60.5	124	72	86	48.9	143	5.37	17	0
2017	68	1	78	5	57.9	2	7.05	4	0
2016	62.8	68	73.9	51	51.6	101	1.91	100	0
2015	63.9	37	73.5	56	54.2	28	2.16	92	0
2014	65.5	14	76.9	14	54	31	4.90	25	0
2013	61.8	87	71.8	90	51.8	90	5.70	14	0
2012	63.5	48	74.3	42	52.6	63	1.46	115	0
2011	65.3	19	76.3	20	54.3	24	0.86	142	0
2010	64.2	31	76.6	17	51.8	90	0.77	146	0
2009	63.2	60	73.8	54	52.5	67	1.67	106	0
2008	63.8	39	74	49	53.6	42	2.25	87	0
2007	61.8	87	74	49	49.7	138	1.29	123	0
2006	65.1	22	77.5	8	52.8	59	3.06	63	0
2005	61	110	72.2	79	49.8	137	3.90	36	0
2004	63.4	54	74.2	45	52.6	63	1.35	120	0
2003	61.6	93	72.2	79	50.9	120	6.48	8	0
2002	66.9	3	77.4	9	56.5	4	0.53	151	0
2001	63.8	39	76	22	51.7	97	0.90	140	0
2000	61.2	108	71.6	94	50.9	120	4.64	29	0
1999	65.5	14	75.5	29	55.5	12	5.02	22	0
1998	63	65	73.4	58	52.7	61	2.80	70	0
1997	59.8	136	71.2	100	48.4	146	3.02	65	0
1996	62.2	80	73.2	63	51.3	110	2.50	78	0
1995	65.1	22	76.7	16	53.4	47	0.16	156	0
1994	65.8	11	78.3	3	53.4	47	0.80	143	0
1993	59.8	136	71.8	90	47.8	147	5.78	13	0
1992	61.4	101	73	70	49.9	133	3.12	61	0
1991	66.5	6	77	13	56	9	3.35	53	0
1990	63.5	48	75.7	27	51.2	115	2.21	88	0
1989	61.3	104	72.6	75	49.9	133	7.60	2	0
1988	61.5	97	72.4	78	50.6	125	3.56	45	0
1987	59.7	138	70.9	107	48.5	145	2.96	66	0
1986	64.3	29	77.2	11	51.4	107	0.48	153	0
1985	66.3	7	78.8	1	53.8	37	0.71	148	0
1984	61	110	70.8	110	51.2	115	3.23	58	0
1983	57.4	148	68.9	145	45.8	153	2.09	95	0
1982	58.6	143	69.3	136	47.8	147	4.03	33	0
1981	63.9	37	75.8	26	51.9	86	1.43	117	0
1980	63.1	63	74.3	42	52	80	1.33	121	0
1979	65.6	13	76.8	15	54.4	22	5.60	15	0
1978	64.2	31	75.4	30	52.9	58	3.82	40	0
1977	65.9	10	77.8	7	54	31	1.43	117	0
1976	63.8	39	77.3	10	50.4	128	0.91	138	0
1975	62.3	78	72.6	75	51.9	86	3.90	36	0
1974	64.4	28	76.4	19	52.3	72	2.18	90	0
1973	60.8	117	71.7	92	49.9	133	5.32	19	0
1972	61.3	104	73.2	63	49.4	139	0.78	144	0
1971	60.4	128	73.2	63	47.6	149	3.46	50	0
1970	64	35	74.7	36	53.3	49	1.37	119	0
1969	63.1	63	74.6	37	51.5	104	3.41	52	0
1968	63.2	60	74.5	40	51.8	90	3.50	48	0
1967	66	9	78.7	2	53.3	49	1.15	129	0
1966	62.1	82	73.2	63	51.1	118	1.48	114	0
1965	62.4	75	73	70	51.7	97	2.40	82	0
1964	63	65	73.3	59	52.6	63	1.32	122	0
1963	63.7	43	75.1	33	52.2	75	1.22	125	0
1962	60.7	122	72.2	79	49.3	140	5.12	20	0
1961	57.9	147	69	141	46.8	150	8.21	1	0
1960	64.9	24	76	22	53.8	37	3.15	60	0
1959	62.8	68	73.3	59	52.3	72	2.74	71	0
1958	61.5	97	70.9	107	52	80	6.20	11	0
1957	64.3	29	76	22	52.6	63	0.33	154	0
1956	61	110	72	86	50	132	2.67	74	0
1955	65.7	12	76.5	18	54.9	18	2.54	77	0
1954	65.5	14	75.6	28	55.3	14	3.44	51	0
1953	62.6	72	73.5	56	51.7	97	2.81	69	0
1952	62.7	70	73.1	67	52.2	75	1.50	113	0
1951	62.1	82	70.6	113	53.7	39	6.06	12	0
1950	60.8	117	70.2	119	51.5	104	1.55	112	0
1949	61.8	87	70.4	116	53.2	54	3.79	41	0
1948	64.7	26	73.9	51	55.5	12	2.42	80	0
1947	63.7	43	72.2	79	55.2	15	3.72	43	0
1946	62.4	75	72.9	72	51.8	90	3.52	46	1
1945	66.7	4	75	34	58.5	1	3.10	62	0
1944	62.2	80	71.4	96	53	56	3.84	38	0
1943	60.4	128	69.4	135	51.4	107	2.11	94	0
1942	63.5	48	73.9	51	53	56	0.87	141	0
1941	64.8	25	74.6	37	55	17	2.65	75	0
1940	59.7	138	69	141	50.3	129	2.39	84	0
1939	62.4	75	71.2	100	53.6	42	1.82	104	0
1938	64	35	74.1	48	53.9	35	4.69	27	0
1937	62.5	74	71.4	96	53.6	42	6.74	5	0
1936	60.8	117	69.7	130	51.9	86	1.56	111	0
1935	61.6	93	70.8	110	52.4	70	1.89	101	0
1934	63.5	48	72.6	75	54.3	24	1.16	127	0
1933	62.6	72	71.2	100	53.9	35	4.50	30	0
1932	61.8	87	71.1	104	52.4	70	0.91	138	0
1931	60.6	123	70.6	113	50.7	124	1.13	131	0
1930	63.5	48	73.3	59	53.7	39	1.62	108	0
1929	65.4	17	74.5	40	56.3	7	1.64	107	0
1928	60.2	131	69.1	140	51.3	110	7.19	3	0
1927	61.4	101	71.1	104	51.6	101	0.19	155	0
1926	60.5	124	70.3	118	50.8	122	3.34	54	0
1925	64.1	33	74.2	45	54	31	1.16	127	0
1924	60.8	117	70.2	119	51.3	110	2.20	89	0
1923	61.3	104	71	106	51.5	104	1.28	124	0
1922	63.7	43	72.8	74	54.6	21	3.26	56	0
1921	63.5	48	72.2	79	54.7	19	4.94	24	0
1920	61.5	97	69.6	132	53.3	49	4.69	27	0
1919	61.6	93	71.4	96	51.8	90	3.23	58	0
1918	61.3	104	70	125	52.5	67	6.24	10	0
1917	63.4	54	73.6	55	53.3	49	2.55	76	0
1916	60.4	128	70	125	50.8	122	1.21	126	0
1915	61.8	87	71.7	92	51.8	90	1.85	102	0
1914	62	85	71.2	100	52.8	59	5.12	20	0
1913	60.5	124	69.5	133	51.4	107	1.07	134	0
1912	64.1	33	72	86	56.3	7	2.73	72	0
1911	60.1	133	69.3	136	51	119	0.70	149	0
1910	63.3	58	73.1	67	53.5	45	1.61	110	0
1909	63.2	60	72.1	85	54.3	24	3.76	42	0
1908	65.4	17	74.2	45	56.5	4	2.08	96	0
1907	55.1	150	64.1	153	46.1	152	4.29	32	0
1906	63.4	54	73.3	59	53.5	45	0.49	152	0
1905	61	110	69.9	128	52	80	4.80	26	0
1904	59.3	141	68.3	147	50.3	129	1.44	116	0
1903	61	110	70.1	121	51.9	86	2.05	97	0
1902	60	134	69.3	136	50.6	125	1.62	108	0
1901	55.9	149	65	152	46.8	150	2.00	99	0
1900	62.3	78	70.9	107	53.7	39	1.85	102	0
1899	58.4	145	66.5	151	50.3	129	4.50	30	0
1898	58.5	144	68	149	49	142	2.40	82	0
1897	61.4	101	70.5	115	52.3	72	2.17	91	0
1896	63.7	43	73.1	67	54.3	24	0.64	150	0
1895	60.9	115	69	141	52.7	61	6.56	7	0
1894	61.1	109	70.1	121	52.1	79	0.78	144	2
1893			75.2	32	56.9	3	1.02	135	4
1892	60.2	131	68.2	148	52.2	75	1.13	131	0
1891	62.1	82	70.1	121	54.1	29	1.15	129	0
1890			70.4	116	51.7	97	2.73	72	4
1889			70.1	121	51.3	110	2.13	93	4
1888	61.6	93	72	86	51.2	115	1.10	133	0
1887	59.5	140	69.7	130	49.3	140	3.96	34	0
1886	62.7	70	72.2	79	53.1	55	3.26	56	0
1885	61.9	86	71.6	94	52.2	75	3.05	64	2
1884	60.8	117	69.5	133	52	80	2.45	79	0
1883	61.5	97	69.8	129	53.3	49	5.01	23	0
1882	63.3	58	71.4	96	55.2	15	2.27	85	0
1881	58.4	145	67	150	49.9	133	3.47	49	0
1880	63.4	54	72.9	72	54	31	3.52	46	0
1879	59.9	135	69.3	136	50.5	127	5.33	18	0
1878	64.5	27	74.3	42	54.7	19	2.41	81	0
1877	60.5	124	68.9	145	52	80	6.61	6	0
1876	60.9	115	70	125	51.8	90	2.82	68	0
1875	58.8	142	69	141	48.6	144	3.92	35	0
1874	61.7	92	70.8	110	52.5	67	2.88	67	0
1873							1.75	105	30
1872							0.97	136	30
1871							3.67	44	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	68
2023	67.1
2002	66.9
1945	66.7
2025	66.6
1991	66.5
1985	66.3
2026	66.2
1967	66
1977	65.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	55.1
1901	55.9
1983	57.4
1961	57.9
1899	58.4
1881	58.4
1898	58.5
1982	58.6
1875	58.8
1904	59.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	8.21
1989	7.60
1928	7.19
2017	7.05
1937	6.74
1877	6.61
1895	6.56
2003	6.48
2023	6.45
1918	6.24

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1995	0.16
1927	0.19
1957	0.33
1986	0.48
1906	0.49
2002	0.53
1896	0.64
1911	0.70
1985	0.71
2021	0.74

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 17 April 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 9 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.47 in; 26 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 0.94 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest April since 2021, 20th driest of 156.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 89°F on Friday 17 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 41°F on Thursday 9 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 0.47 in on Sunday 26 April 2026.