Wilmington, NC: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 44.5°F in Wilmington, NC, the coldest January since 2025, tied 42nd coldest of 146 (with 2016 and 1959).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 44.5°F; Coldest since 2025; 42nd coldest of 146
Precipitation: 1.41 in; Driest since 2005; 17th driest of 156

A normal January in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.3°F, between 41.5°F and 51.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.31 in of precipitation, between 1.76 in and 6.84 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Wilmington, NC since 1876: 44.5°F in 2026; the lowest is 35.7°F, in 1977.

Normal range, 41.5 to 51.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	44.5	103	56.2	79	32.8	121	1.41	140	0
2025	40.7	140	51.8	130	29.5	148	2.63	90	0
2024	48.7	46	60.1	32	37.3	70	1.68	134	0
2023	53.1	10	64.6	8	41.7	19	2.48	94	0
2022	45	97	56.6	69	33.4	116	4.14	50	0
2021	47.2	59	57.1	60	37.4	69	4.79	37	0
2020	52.6	13	62.8	13	42.4	14	2.36	99	0
2019	46.6	75	56.7	66	36.5	85	2.72	89	0
2018	41.5	131	52.6	125	30.3	142	6.82	8	0
2017	51.3	21	61.3	25	41.4	22	4.22	47	0
2016	44.5	103	54.4	107	34.6	106	4.45	42	0
2015	45.8	88	56.9	63	34.6	106	4.98	30	0
2014	43.1	118	54.9	99	31.3	137	2.77	88	0
2013	50.8	26	61.8	21	39.8	40	2.13	111	0
2012	50.1	35	61.8	21	38.4	55	1.77	131	0
2011	39.9	141	49.9	143	29.9	145	2.35	100	0
2010	41.3	133	51.6	135	31	140	3.42	68	0
2009	45.2	94	54.5	106	35.9	93	2.01	121	0
2008	46	83	56.6	69	35.5	98	3.24	73	0
2007	49.4	41	59.7	33	39	52	4.43	43	0
2006	51.9	18	63.2	12	40.6	31	1.88	127	0
2005	47.3	58	58.1	48	36.5	85	1.32	143	0
2004	42.8	122	53.2	118	32.3	131	2.18	109	0
2003	41.2	135	51.8	130	30.5	141	1.69	133	0
2002	48.9	44	60.6	29	37.2	75	1.82	128	0
2001	45.5	92	56.5	72	34.6	106	0.68	154	0
2000	44.8	100	54.7	104	34.9	104	4.66	39	0
1999	51.5	20	63.7	11	39.4	46	4.80	35	0
1998	49.7	38	58.9	42	40.4	35	7.29	4	0
1997	45.8	88	55.4	93	36.2	89	3.38	69	0
1996	45	97	55.8	85	34.3	110	3.09	80	0
1995	47	66	56.5	72	37.5	66	4.93	32	0
1994	44	110	54.8	101	33.2	118	7.03	6	0
1993	50.5	28	59.7	33	41.2	26	5.83	17	0
1992	47	66	57.4	56	36.6	82	5.75	18	0
1991	48.3	51	57.4	56	39.1	49	10.22	1	0
1990	52.6	13	64.6	8	40.6	31	2.34	101	0
1989	51.7	19	62.7	15	40.7	30	1.60	136	0
1988	41.2	135	49.9	143	32.4	127	5.41	22	0
1987	45	97	55	98	35	103	6.49	10	0
1986	44.2	107	56	84	32.4	127	2.12	112	0
1985	43.2	117	53	120	33.3	117	2.01	121	0
1984	42.1	126	52.1	129	32.1	133	2.58	91	0
1983	42.6	123	51.6	135	33.6	114	4.90	34	0
1982	41.4	132	52.7	123	30.2	144	5.50	21	0
1981	37.4	144	49.1	146	25.8	151	1.09	149	0
1980	47.2	59	56.1	82	38.3	56	4.16	48	0
1979	43.7	112	54.8	101	32.5	123	6.23	14	0
1978	41.9	129	52.3	126	31.5	135	6.68	9	0
1977	35.7	146	45.3	151	26.2	150	2.94	82	0
1976	45.1	96	57.1	60	33.1	119	2.93	83	0
1975	51	24	62.3	19	39.7	42	5.06	27	0
1974	58.7	3	68.4	1	49.1	3	2.81	86	0
1973	46.4	77	56.5	72	36.4	88	4.37	44	0
1972	52	17	61.8	21	42.2	16	4.27	45	0
1971	44.8	100	54.1	109	35.5	98	4.97	31	0
1970	39.2	143	48.8	149	29.6	147	1.98	123	0
1969	43.1	118	53.7	112	32.6	122	2.80	87	0
1968	42.2	124	53.1	119	31.3	137	3.71	58	0
1967	50.4	30	61.1	27	39.7	42	3.89	55	0
1966	43.1	118	52.3	126	34	113	6.32	12	0
1965	46.1	81	58	49	34.3	110	1.29	144	0
1964	46.7	70	57.8	51	35.6	95	7.08	5	0
1963	43	121	53.5	114	32.5	123	2.54	93	0
1962	45.2	94	54.9	99	35.4	100	5.98	16	0
1961	41.9	129	52.7	123	31.1	139	2.12	112	0
1960	45.9	86	55.7	88	36.1	91	3.63	62	0
1959	44.5	103	56.5	72	32.5	123	2.11	115	0
1958	41	138	50.5	139	31.4	136	3.73	57	0
1957	46.4	77	56.3	77	36.5	85	2.32	102	0
1956	42.1	126	51.7	133	32.5	123	1.55	139	0
1955	44.2	107	53.8	111	34.6	106	3.34	70	0
1954	48.4	49	59.3	40	37.6	61	3.34	70	0
1953	51.2	22	61.2	26	41.2	26	4.56	40	0
1952	52.3	15	62.7	15	41.8	18	1.91	126	0
1951	49.1	43	58.4	46	39.8	40	0.45	156	0
1950	59	2	68.3	2	49.7	2	1.98	123	2
1949	56.7	5	66.1	6	47.3	5	1.56	138	0
1948	41.1	137	49.8	145	32.4	127	6.17	15	0
1947	53.4	9	61.6	24	45.2	9	3.18	78	0
1946	48.6	48	56.9	63	40.3	36	3.85	56	0
1945	45.4	93	53.4	115	37.3	70	2.08	116	0
1944	47.5	56	56.7	66	38.2	59	3.43	66	0
1943	48.1	52	56.7	66	39.5	45	4.70	38	0
1942	46	83	55.8	85	36.6	82	2.05	118	1
1941	46	83	54.8	101	37.3	70	1.62	135	0
1940	36.9	145	45.9	150	27.9	149	3.16	79	0
1939	50.3	33	60.6	29	40.1	37	3.23	75	0
1938	46.9	68	55.5	91	38.3	56	2.26	103	0
1937	59.6	1	67.5	4	51.7	1	4.26	46	0
1936	44.1	109	53	120	35.3	101	4.00	53	0
1935	47.5	56	56.1	82	39	52	2.89	85	0
1934	50.5	28	59.6	36	41.4	22	1.15	146	0
1933	53.5	8	62.3	19	44.8	10	2.22	105	0
1932	57.3	4	66.6	5	48	4	2.57	92	0
1931	47.1	64	56.5	72	37.6	61	2.07	117	0
1930	48.9	44	57.6	53	40.1	37	3.69	61	0
1929	49.7	38	58.9	42	40.6	31	5.64	19	0
1928	47.6	53	57.6	53	37.5	66	1.07	150	0
1927	46.6	75	55.5	91	37.6	61	1.20	145	0
1926	46.7	70	55.4	93	38.1	60	5.01	29	0
1925	46.2	79	54.1	109	38.3	56	5.36	23	0
1924	47.2	59	57.3	59	37	78	2.21	107	0
1923	50.2	34	59.4	39	41.1	28	3.22	77	0
1922	44	110	51.8	130	36.2	89	3.57	64	0
1921	48.4	49	57.6	53	39.1	49	4.16	48	0
1920	46.7	70	55.8	85	37.6	61	1.10	148	0
1919	49.2	42	58.7	45	39.6	44	3.23	75	0
1918	39.3	142	48.9	148	29.7	146	2.17	110	0
1917	51.2	22	60.9	28	41.6	20	3.09	80	0
1916	52.9	11	62.8	13	43	11	1.12	147	0
1915	47.6	53	56.3	77	38.8	54	8.41	2	0
1914	48.7	46	58	49	39.4	46	2.02	120	0
1913	55.6	6	64.6	8	46.6	7	1.80	129	0
1912	40.9	139	50.3	141	31.6	134	4.14	50	0
1911	50.4	30	60.3	31	40.5	34	2.03	119	0
1910	47.1	64	57.4	56	36.7	81	1.07	150	0
1909	50.6	27	59.7	33	41.5	21	1.06	152	0
1908	45.6	90	55.1	96	36.1	91	2.92	84	0
1907	52.2	16	62.4	18	42.1	17	0.92	153	0
1906	49.9	36	58.4	46	41.4	22	3.26	72	0
1905	42.1	126	51.7	133	32.4	127	1.80	129	0
1904	41.3	133	50.4	140	32.2	132	3.24	73	0
1903	46.2	79	55.1	96	37.3	70	3.43	66	0
1902	43.5	116	53.4	115	33.5	115	1.39	142	0
1901	45.9	86	54.6	105	37.1	77	2.48	94	0
1900	47.2	59	56.8	65	37.6	61	6.24	13	0
1899	47.2	59	57	62	37.5	66	2.40	97	0
1898	50.4	30	59.5	37	41.3	25	1.40	141	0
1897	43.6	115	52.3	126	34.8	105	1.76	132	0
1896	44.4	106	53	120	35.8	94	2.45	96	2
1895			55.6	90	37	78	4.80	35	6
1894			58.8	44	41	29	3.70	59	5
1893			49	147	30.3	142	2.26	103	4
1892							4.91	33	10
1891	47.6	53	56.2	79	39.1	49	4.46	41	0
1890			68	3	46.7	6	1.59	137	6
1889	49.9	36	57.7	52	42.6	13	6.85	7	2
1888	46.7	70	56.2	79	37.2	75	2.21	107	0
1887	43.7	112	53.4	115	34.1	112	3.70	59	0
1886	42.2	124	51.2	137	33.1	119	3.90	54	0
1885	49.5	40	59	41	40	39	5.18	25	0
1884	44.6	102	53.6	113	35.6	95	5.22	24	0
1883	46.7	70	54.3	108	39.2	48	6.33	11	0
1882	51	24	59.5	37	42.4	14	1.96	125	0
1881	43.7	112	50.7	138	36.6	82	5.06	27	0
1880	55.3	7	64.7	7	45.9	8	3.55	65	0
1879	45.6	90	55.7	88	35.6	95	2.12	112	0
1878	46.1	81	55.3	95	36.9	80	7.52	3	0
1877	46.9	68	56.6	69	37.3	70	2.37	98	0
1876	52.8	12	62.6	17	43	11	0.52	155	0
1875			50.2	142	35.1	102	5.52	20	4
1874							5.14	26	31
1873							4.13	52	31
1872							3.62	63	31
1871							2.22	105	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1937	59.6
1950	59
1974	58.7
1932	57.3
1949	56.7
1913	55.6
1880	55.3
1933	53.5
1947	53.4
2023	53.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	35.7
1940	36.9
1981	37.4
1970	39.2
1918	39.3
2011	39.9
2025	40.7
1912	40.9
1958	41
1948	41.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	10.22
1915	8.41
1878	7.52
1998	7.29
1964	7.08
1994	7.03
1889	6.85
2018	6.82
1978	6.68
1987	6.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	0.45
1876	0.52
2001	0.68
1907	0.92
1909	1.06
1928	1.07
1910	1.07
1981	1.09
1920	1.10
1916	1.12

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 77°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: 18°F; 31 January 2026, 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.68 in; 18 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.41 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest January since 2005, 17th driest of 156.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 77°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 18°F on Saturday 31 January 2026 and Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 0.68 in on Sunday 18 January 2026.