Wilmington, NC: Fall

9 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 75.7°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest 1 September to 9 October since 2019, 23rd warmest of 153.

Fall 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 75.7°F; Warmest since 2019; 23rd warmest of 153
Precipitation: 5.48 in; Driest since 2025; 68th driest of 156

A normal 1 September to 9 October in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 73.4°F, between 71.2°F and 76.4°F in eight years of ten and 9.48 in of precipitation, between 4.59 in and 22.56 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 September to 9 October in Wilmington, NC since 1874: 75.7°F in 2026; the highest is 79°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 71.2 to 76.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 September 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	75.7	23	84.9	14	66.4	42	5.48	89	0
2025	73	80	81.8	80	64.2	84	4.96	99	0
2024	75	32	83.3	41	66.6	34	8.53	47	0
2023	73.6	68	83.5	35	63.8	95	3.21	123	0
2022	73.7	61	83.4	39	64.1	87	5.15	94	0
2021	75.5	25	84.6	19	66.4	42	11.39	21	0
2020	74	56	82.3	68	65.6	52	10.40	28	0
2019	78.3	2	87.2	1	69.5	3	12.04	20	0
2018	79	1	86.5	2	71.4	1	24.41	1	0
2017	75.5	25	84.4	23	66.5	35	3.92	111	0
2016	76.1	14	83.5	35	68.7	8	22.54	5	0
2015	74.9	34	82.7	57	67.2	21	19.48	7	0
2014	73.7	61	81.6	85	65.7	49	6.01	82	0
2013	73.4	71	83.1	47	63.7	98	2.47	132	0
2012	73.7	61	82.3	68	65	66	6.62	70	0
2011	72.5	95	81.6	85	63.5	105	7.46	59	0
2010	74.2	52	84.4	23	63.9	91	22.73	4	0
2009	72.3	101	80.9	98	63.7	98	9.45	37	0
2008	73.2	76	82.1	75	64.3	83	9.69	34	0
2007	75.8	21	84.8	18	66.7	28	4.66	102	0
2006	71.1	135	80.7	104	61.4	142	9.51	36	0
2005	77.3	4	85.2	9	69.5	3	22.06	6	0
2004	73.4	71	81.3	91	65.6	52	10.58	27	0
2003	71.2	130	79.8	122	62.5	129	10.35	30	0
2002	76.3	11	84	30	68.7	8	4.95	100	0
2001	69.5	149	79.4	132	59.6	150	3.30	121	0
2000	71.6	123	80	116	63.3	108	8.15	51	0
1999	72.8	87	82.2	73	63.4	106	23.79	2	0
1998	75.9	17	85.2	9	66.7	28	6.74	67	0
1997	73	80	82.9	53	63.1	111	8.94	45	0
1996	72.8	87	80.8	101	64.8	72	19.32	8	0
1995	73.3	74	81.7	82	65	66	10.13	31	0
1994	71.2	130	80.8	101	61.5	140	7.81	54	0
1993	75.9	17	85.6	6	66.3	46	9.68	35	0
1992	72.5	95	81.6	85	63.4	106	5.08	97	0
1991	73	80	83.1	47	63	116	6.85	65	0
1990	74.9	34	85.5	8	64.2	84	1.67	145	0
1989	73.7	61	82.4	64	65	66	11.35	22	0
1988	71.7	118	80.3	113	63	116	3.41	119	0
1987	72.6	92	82.6	60	62.7	125	6.42	73	0
1986	76.8	6	85.9	4	67.6	18	1.66	146	0
1985	74	56	84.1	27	63.9	91	3.21	123	0
1984	69.5	149	79.4	132	59.5	151	19.13	9	0
1983	74.1	53	83.9	32	64.4	78	5.61	88	0
1982	71.4	126	80.4	110	62.5	129	7.08	63	0
1981	69.4	151	81.4	89	57.4	153	1.07	153	0
1980	76	16	85.1	11	66.8	27	6.41	74	0
1979	72.6	92	79.9	119	65.3	59	15.54	14	0
1978	74.3	48	84.1	27	64.6	75	2.35	134	0
1977	75.3	29	85	12	65.5	54	4.98	98	0
1976	72.7	89	82.2	73	63.1	111	5.27	92	0
1975	75.5	25	84	30	67.1	23	7.10	62	0
1974	70.9	136	81	96	60.9	147	5.09	96	0
1973	76.4	9	86.3	3	66.5	35	6.17	76	0
1972	73.1	79	83.2	45	62.9	121	6.81	66	0
1971	74.3	48	83.1	47	65.5	54	6.46	72	0
1970	74.9	34	84.9	14	65	66	2.25	135	0
1969	72	109	80.9	98	63.2	110	3.52	116	0
1968	72.1	106	82.9	53	61.3	144	1.76	143	0
1967	71.7	118	81.9	79	61.5	140	1.56	148	0
1966	73.9	59	84.2	26	63.7	98	6.69	68	0
1965	73.6	68	82.4	64	64.8	72	5.29	91	0
1964	73.2	76	82.4	64	64	89	10.96	24	0
1963	69	152	79.3	137	58.7	152	4.02	108	0
1962	72.3	101	82	78	62.6	127	6.07	80	0
1961	73.7	61	83.3	41	64.1	87	5.19	93	0
1960	73.7	61	83	51	64.4	78	10.39	29	0
1959	74.8	37	83.2	45	66.5	35	3.90	112	0
1958	71.8	114	80.9	98	62.6	127	12.18	19	0
1957	73.8	60	82.3	68	65.3	59	13.37	17	0
1956	72	109	82.1	75	61.9	134	2.74	126	0
1955	74.3	48	82.1	75	66.5	35	15.71	13	0
1954	75	32	84.9	14	65.2	61	4.17	107	0
1953	72.7	89	81.3	91	64	89	9.04	44	0
1952	72.4	98	81.7	82	63.1	111	7.54	57	0
1951	74.5	46	83.5	35	65.5	54	6.50	71	0
1950	72.6	92	80	116	65.2	61	5.89	83	0
1949	73	80	80.1	114	65.9	47	3.28	122	0
1948	71.6	123	79.1	142	64.2	84	8.89	46	0
1947	73.4	71	81.6	85	65.1	64	13.14	18	1
1946	72.3	101	80	116	64.5	76	14.78	15	0
1945	76.4	9	83.5	35	69.4	5	9.75	33	0
1944	75.4	28	83.3	41	67.5	19	3.55	115	0
1943	70.7	137	79.5	129	61.8	136	2.20	137	0
1942	74.1	53	83.3	41	65	66	4.24	104	0
1941	77.5	3	85.9	4	69.1	6	1.22	152	0
1940	70.7	137	79.7	124	61.7	138	2.09	139	0
1939	74.5	46	82.6	60	66.4	42	3.72	113	0
1938	71.7	118	80.4	110	63	116	16.47	12	0
1937	72.5	95	80.6	106	64.5	76	3.11	125	0
1936	75.3	29	82.9	53	67.7	16	7.58	56	0
1935	71.2	130	79.5	129	62.9	121	5.44	90	0
1934	74.8	37	81.7	82	67.8	15	7.69	55	0
1933	76.8	6	84.6	19	68.9	7	8.28	48	0
1932	72.2	104	80.5	109	63.9	91	7.49	58	0
1931	75.9	17	85	12	66.7	28	0.12	156	0
1930	74.8	37	83	51	66.7	28	5.82	85	0
1929	72.2	104	79.6	128	64.8	72	6.66	69	0
1928	72.7	89	80.4	110	65	66	13.41	16	0
1927	74.8	37	83.1	47	66.4	42	4.23	105	0
1926	75.3	29	84.1	27	66.5	35	2.44	133	0
1925	77	5	85.6	6	68.4	11	2.71	128	0
1924	69.6	147	77.2	152	62	133	16.93	10	0
1923	71.8	114	79.3	137	64.4	78	7.25	61	0
1922	73.6	68	80.7	104	66.5	35	9.09	43	0
1921	75.8	21	84.6	19	66.9	24	2.56	130	0
1920	72	109	80.1	114	63.9	91	11.09	23	0
1919	74.1	53	82.8	56	65.4	57	1.70	144	0
1918	69.9	146	78.6	147	61.2	146	1.50	149	0
1917	68.7	153	76.5	153	60.9	147	9.31	40	0
1916	71.3	129	79.4	132	63.1	111	5.88	84	0
1915	74.8	37	82.6	60	66.9	24	3.47	118	0
1914	70.3	142	78.8	144	61.9	134	6.05	81	0
1913	71.2	130	79.3	137	63	116	8.04	52	0
1912	74.3	48	81.4	89	67.2	21	4.18	106	0
1911	76.3	11	84.4	23	68.2	12	5.79	86	0
1910	74.6	44	82.4	64	66.7	28	2.51	131	0
1909	69.6	147	77.9	151	61.4	142	1.29	151	0
1908	70.1	144	78.3	149	61.8	136	2.11	138	0
1907	74.7	43	82.5	63	66.9	24	6.12	77	0
1906	75.9	17	83.6	34	68.2	12	6.95	64	0
1905	74	56	82.3	68	65.7	49	2.25	135	0
1904	71.7	118	81.1	95	62.4	132	2.09	139	0
1903	71.7	118	79.7	124	63.6	102	1.80	142	0
1902	71.8	114	79.7	124	63.8	95	5.11	95	0
1901	72.1	106	79.7	124	64.4	78	5.63	87	0
1900	76.1	14	84.9	14	67.3	20	4.93	101	0
1899	70.5	141	78.5	148	62.5	129	1.07	153	0
1898	75.6	24	82.7	57	68.5	10	2.05	141	0
1897	71.8	114	80.8	101	62.7	125	1.59	147	0
1896	71.4	126	79.9	119	63	116	6.10	79	0
1895	73.7	61	82.3	68	65.2	61	4.46	103	0
1894	74.8	37	81.8	80	67.7	16	10.01	32	0
1893	73.2	76	80.6	106	65.8	48	3.95	109	2
1892	71.2	130	79.1	142	63.1	111	6.12	77	2
1891	73	80	80.6	106	65.4	57	9.24	41	0
1890	73.3	74	79.9	119	66.7	28	8.22	49	0
1889	70.2	143	78.7	146	61.3	144	3.49	117	2
1888	70.6	139	78.3	149	62.8	123	9.12	42	0
1887	70.1	144	79.4	132	60.7	149	0.46	155	0
1886	73	80	82.7	57	63.3	108	1.35	150	0
1885	71.5	125	79.2	140	63.7	98	7.94	53	0
1884	76.3	11	84.6	19	68.1	14	9.34	39	0
1883	71.9	113	78.8	144	65.1	64	16.67	11	0
1882	73	80	79.5	129	66.5	35	3.34	120	0
1881	76.8	6	83.9	32	69.8	2	3.61	114	0
1880	72	109	81.2	94	62.8	123	2.73	127	0
1879	72.4	98	81	96	63.8	95	6.28	75	0
1878	74.6	44	83.4	39	65.7	49	7.36	60	0
1877	72.1	106	79.8	122	64.4	78	22.84	3	0
1876	71.4	126	79.2	140	63.6	102	10.89	25	0
1875	70.6	139	79.4	132	61.7	138	2.69	129	0
1874	72.4	98	81.3	91	63.6	102	9.38	38	0
1873							10.79	26	39
1872							8.22	49	39
1871							3.93	110	39

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	79
2019	78.3
1941	77.5
2005	77.3
1925	77
1986	76.8
1933	76.8
1881	76.8
1973	76.4
1945	76.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	68.7
1963	69
1981	69.4
2001	69.5
1984	69.5
1924	69.6
1909	69.6
1918	69.9
1908	70.1
1887	70.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	24.41
1999	23.79
1877	22.84
2010	22.73
2016	22.54
2005	22.06
2015	19.48
1996	19.32
1984	19.13
1924	16.93

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	0.12
1887	0.46
1981	1.07
1899	1.07
1941	1.22
1909	1.29
1886	1.35
1918	1.50
1967	1.56
1897	1.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 5 September 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 27 September 2026, 26 September 2026
Wettest day: 1.94 in; 6 September 2026

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Fall 2026 so far brought 5.48 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest 1 September to 9 October since 2025, 68th driest of 156.
The hottest day of fall 2026 so far in Wilmington, NC: 97°F on Saturday 5 September 2026.
The coldest night of fall 2026 so far in Wilmington, NC: a low of 53°F on Sunday 27 September 2026 and Saturday 26 September 2026.
The wettest day of fall 2026 so far in Wilmington, NC: 1.94 in on Sunday 6 September 2026.