Wilmington, NC: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 46.2°F in Wilmington, NC, the coldest February since 2015, 43rd coldest of 146.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 46.2°F; Coldest since 2015; 43rd coldest of 146
Precipitation: 3.01 in; Driest since 2025; 72nd driest of 156

A normal February in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 49.6°F, between 45°F and 53°F in eight years of ten and 3.11 in of precipitation, between 1.33 in and 5.44 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Wilmington, NC since 1875: 46.2°F in 2026; the lowest is 38.4°F, in 1978.

Normal range, 45 to 53°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	46.2	104	56.9	98	35.5	117	3.01	85	0
2025	50.6	51	61.8	39	39.4	70	1.25	146	0
2024	51.4	39	62.6	29	40.3	50	1.85	126	0
2023	57	4	68.6	2	45.4	9	3.10	81	0
2022	52.3	24	64.3	15	40.3	50	1.37	142	0
2021	48.4	78	57.3	94	39.5	68	6.04	13	0
2020	52.8	20	62.7	27	42.9	21	6.86	4	0
2019	54.3	13	65.8	9	42.9	21	1.00	151	0
2018	57.5	2	69	1	46.1	6	1.83	127	0
2017	55.4	7	67.9	5	42.9	21	1.33	143	0
2016	49.2	69	59.2	73	39.2	71	7.62	3	0
2015	40.8	143	52.1	137	29.5	146	4.34	45	0
2014	48.4	78	59.2	73	37.5	86	2.69	96	0
2013	47.5	89	57.8	88	37.2	87	5.14	27	0
2012	50.9	43	61.9	38	39.9	61	2.16	114	0
2011	50	60	60.9	53	39.1	73	4.81	35	0
2010	41.9	138	52.5	134	31.2	143	4.23	46	0
2009	47.1	94	58.6	79	35.5	117	1.61	135	0
2008	52.1	26	63.6	18	40.6	43	3.93	57	0
2007	45	121	56.5	103	33.4	133	2.06	118	0
2006	46.5	100	57.3	94	35.7	112	3.35	71	0
2005	48.2	81	59.3	70	37.1	91	2.26	112	0
2004	44.8	125	54.7	118	34.9	124	5.28	22	0
2003	47	96	57.2	97	36.8	98	4.03	52	0
2002	48.9	73	61.2	47	36.6	101	1.97	121	0
2001	51.4	39	62.6	29	40.1	55	2.28	110	0
2000	52.1	26	64.4	13	39.7	64	1.31	145	0
1999	50.9	43	62.6	29	39.2	71	2.00	119	0
1998	50.9	43	60.6	55	41.1	37	11.22	1	0
1997	50.9	43	61.6	41	40.3	50	3.86	58	0
1996	46.9	98	58	84	35.8	111	1.12	149	0
1995	46.4	101	56.4	104	36.4	107	4.47	41	0
1994	50	60	61.5	42	38.5	80	3.26	77	0
1993	45.8	107	56.1	107	35.4	120	2.96	89	0
1992	51.6	35	62.6	29	40.6	43	3.45	68	0
1991	51.4	39	62.9	24	39.9	61	1.65	132	0
1990	55.4	7	66.5	8	44.4	12	2.31	108	0
1989	50.7	48	61.4	44	39.9	61	2.64	98	0
1988	46.4	101	57.3	94	35.4	120	2.00	119	0
1987	45.4	115	56.1	107	34.8	126	4.42	43	0
1986	51.6	35	62.3	36	40.9	41	2.52	103	0
1985	50.4	56	60.8	54	40	59	5.08	29	0
1984	50.4	56	62.4	35	38.3	81	4.82	34	0
1983	45	121	54.8	117	35.3	122	8.74	2	0
1982	50.7	48	61.2	47	40.1	55	6.67	5	0
1981	46.6	99	58.3	83	34.9	124	3.08	82	0
1980	41.7	139	52.3	136	31.1	144	1.52	139	0
1979	43.2	131	53.1	131	33.2	136	4.21	48	0
1978	38.4	146	48.6	148	28.3	149	1.33	143	0
1977	45.6	112	59.3	70	31.9	138	1.83	127	0
1976	55.2	9	68.4	3	42.1	27	1.01	150	0
1975	52.1	26	62.3	36	41.8	31	5.09	28	0
1974	49.5	65	61	50	38	84	4.23	46	0
1973	45.2	118	56.7	101	33.8	130	4.85	32	0
1972	47	96	56.9	98	37.1	91	4.57	39	0
1971	48	83	59.6	65	36.4	107	3.51	66	0
1970	45.5	113	57.4	93	33.5	132	2.45	106	0
1969	45.1	120	54.5	120	35.7	112	2.53	102	0
1968	40.3	145	51.8	138	28.8	148	1.44	140	0
1967	47.5	89	58.6	79	36.4	107	4.14	50	0
1966	48	83	57.7	91	38.3	81	5.54	20	0
1965	48.3	80	59.4	67	37.2	87	4.83	33	0
1964	45.8	107	55.1	116	36.5	104	6.17	11	0
1963	42.1	136	52.9	132	31.4	141	4.20	49	0
1962	51.6	35	62.9	24	40.3	50	2.27	111	0
1961	50.9	43	61.5	42	40.4	47	2.99	87	0
1960	46.4	101	56.4	104	36.4	107	4.75	36	0
1959	49.6	64	58.7	77	40.4	47	5.04	31	0
1958	40.9	142	50.9	144	30.9	145	3.30	73	0
1957	52.6	22	63.3	20	41.9	29	2.31	108	0
1956	52.7	21	63.4	19	42.1	27	4.36	44	0
1955	48	83	59.5	66	36.5	104	1.91	125	0
1954	52	30	62.7	27	41.4	36	1.54	137	0
1953	50.6	51	60.1	60	41	39	4.43	42	0
1952	49.4	66	58.9	76	40	59	5.22	23	0
1951	50	60	60.4	56	39.6	66	1.72	130	0
1950	53.4	16	63.1	22	43.7	16	1.62	134	0
1949	55.8	6	64	16	47.6	4	3.70	61	0
1948	48.1	82	56.6	102	39.6	66	4.01	53	0
1947	42.8	133	53.3	130	31.8	139	0.67	154	1
1946	50.3	58	60.1	60	40.5	46	3.00	86	0
1945	50.7	48	59.9	64	41.5	35	3.38	69	0
1944	51.4	39	60.4	56	42.4	25	6.20	10	0
1943	49.2	69	59.3	70	39.1	73	0.69	153	0
1942	42.1	136	50.4	145	33.9	128	3.97	55	1
1941	42.4	135	51.4	140	33.4	133	3.22	78	0
1940	47.1	94	56.3	106	37.9	85	5.69	17	0
1939	55.2	9	64.5	12	45.8	8	5.97	15	0
1938	52.1	26	61	50	43.2	18	0.93	152	0
1937	47.8	87	55.9	109	39.7	64	5.18	26	0
1936	44.6	127	53.6	127	35.6	115	5.05	30	0
1935	48.6	76	58.7	77	38.6	79	1.74	129	0
1934	41.3	141	51.3	141	31.3	142	3.51	66	0
1933	50.6	51	60.2	58	40.9	41	5.83	16	0
1932	55.9	5	65	10	46.8	5	1.93	123	0
1931	49.4	66	60.1	60	38.7	77	1.72	130	0
1930	53.2	17	63.3	20	43	20	0.38	156	0
1929	47.3	91	55.6	112	39	75	5.21	24	0
1928	49.4	66	58.4	82	40.3	50	6.14	12	0
1927	57.6	1	66.9	6	48.3	1	2.15	115	0
1926	50.3	58	59.4	67	41.1	37	3.98	54	0
1925	54.1	15	64	16	44.3	13	2.52	103	0
1924	46	105	55.2	115	36.8	98	2.61	101	0
1923	45.8	107	54.4	121	37.2	87	1.41	141	0
1922	52.4	23	61	50	43.9	14	3.15	80	0
1921	50.5	55	59.4	67	41.6	32	3.32	72	0
1920	44.9	123	52.9	132	36.9	95	3.62	63	0
1919	47.3	91	55.9	109	38.7	77	2.83	93	0
1918	51.7	33	61.4	44	41.9	29	2.77	95	0
1917	47.6	88	58	84	37.1	91	1.18	148	0
1916	48	83	57.8	88	38.2	83	2.64	98	0
1915	49.7	63	59	75	40.4	47	2.97	88	0
1914	44.9	123	54.3	122	35.5	117	6.04	13	0
1913	49.2	69	57.8	88	40.6	43	4.48	40	0
1912	43.1	132	52.4	135	33.7	131	3.38	69	0
1911	51.5	38	61.4	44	41.6	32	0.45	155	0
1910	47.3	91	57.5	92	37.1	91	6.61	6	0
1909	53.1	18	62.6	29	43.6	17	3.30	73	0
1908	45.7	110	54.1	124	37.2	87	5.68	18	0
1907	44.7	126	53.8	126	35.7	112	2.64	98	0
1906	46	105	55.5	113	36.6	101	2.89	91	0
1905	40.7	144	49.6	146	31.8	139	5.44	21	0
1904	43.9	129	53.5	128	34.2	127	2.19	113	0
1903	51.7	33	61.1	49	42.3	26	3.54	64	0
1902	41.4	140	49.5	147	33.4	133	3.29	75	0
1901	42.5	134	51	143	33.9	128	3.21	79	0
1900	45.3	117	54.2	123	36.5	104	2.69	96	0
1899	43.4	130	51.8	138	35.1	123	3.94	56	0
1898	45.7	110	54.7	118	36.6	101	3.27	76	0
1897	52	30	60.2	58	43.8	15	6.26	8	0
1896	48.7	75	57.9	86	39.5	68	4.74	37	0
1895			46.7	149	29	147	2.38	107	4
1894							3.53	65	6
1893	52	30	61.7	40	42.7	24	2.94	90	2
1892							3.65	62	6
1891							1.54	137	6
1890			68.1	4	48.3	1	1.25	146	3
1889			51.2	142	36.9	95	4.66	38	4
1888	50.6	51	60.1	60	41	39	6.22	9	0
1887	54.8	11	64.4	13	45.3	10	1.61	135	0
1886	44.3	128	55.9	109	32.7	137	2.15	115	0
1885	45.4	115	54.1	124	36.7	100	2.52	103	0
1884	57.4	3	66.6	7	48.2	3	3.80	59	0
1883	54.4	12	64.6	11	44.6	11	2.09	117	2
1882	54.3	13	62.6	29	46	7	1.92	124	0
1881	49	72	57.9	86	40.1	55	2.80	94	0
1880	53.1	18	63.1	22	43.1	19	2.85	92	0
1879	45.2	118	53.5	128	36.9	95	3.71	60	0
1878	48.5	77	56.9	98	40.1	55	4.07	51	0
1877	48.8	74	58.6	79	38.9	76	1.65	132	0
1876	52.3	24	62.9	24	41.6	32	3.04	84	0
1875	45.5	113	55.4	114	35.6	115	1.97	121	0
1874							6.34	7	28
1873							5.55	19	28
1872							5.20	25	29
1871							3.06	83	28

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	57.6
2018	57.5
1884	57.4
2023	57
1932	55.9
1949	55.8
2017	55.4
1990	55.4
1976	55.2
1939	55.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	38.4
1968	40.3
1905	40.7
2015	40.8
1958	40.9
1934	41.3
1902	41.4
1980	41.7
2010	41.9
1963	42.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	11.22
1983	8.74
2016	7.62
2020	6.86
1982	6.67
1910	6.61
1874	6.34
1897	6.26
1888	6.22
1944	6.20

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	0.38
1911	0.45
1947	0.67
1943	0.69
1938	0.93
2019	1.00
1976	1.01
1996	1.12
1917	1.18
2025	1.25
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 79°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 14°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.96 in; 15 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 3.01 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest February since 2025, 72nd driest of 156.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 79°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 14°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 0.96 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.