Wilmington, NC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 69.8°F in Wilmington, NC, the coldest May since 2023, tied 62nd coldest of 153 (with 1978 and 1892).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 69.8°F; Coldest since 2023; 62nd coldest of 153
Precipitation: 4.27 in; Wettest since 2025; 61st wettest of 156

A normal May in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.1°F, between 67.5°F and 74.4°F in eight years of ten and 3.91 in of precipitation, between 1.63 in and 7.55 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Wilmington, NC since 1874: 69.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 64.5°F, in 1877.

Normal range, 67.5 to 74.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	69.8	90	79.9	68	59.7	113	4.27	61	0
2025	73.4	14	81.7	33	65.1	8	5.21	39	0
2024	73.8	11	83.5	10	64.1	13	3.94	69	0
2023	69.7	93	79.6	77	59.7	113	5.70	28	0
2022	75	3	84.2	5	65.7	4	1.12	146	0
2021	70.5	70	82.4	18	58.5	131	0.95	149	0
2020	68.8	118	78	117	59.5	117	5.39	34	0
2019	76.3	1	86.9	1	65.6	5	0.63	154	0
2018	74.8	5	82.9	14	66.7	1	14.36	1	0
2017	73	16	82.9	14	63.1	28	5.19	41	0
2016	70.3	81	79.7	74	60.9	73	5.88	25	0
2015	70.9	52	80.7	46	61.2	64	5.66	29	0
2014	74.1	10	83.8	7	64.4	12	2.49	113	0
2013	68.9	115	78.9	99	59	124	1.30	140	0
2012	73	16	82.2	20	63.8	19	7.28	14	0
2011	71.4	38	81.9	27	60.8	77	1.63	132	0
2010	72.8	19	81.8	29	63.8	19	4.01	68	0
2009	71.7	32	80.4	54	63.1	28	6.52	19	0
2008	69.2	109	79.7	74	58.8	127	4.07	67	0
2007	68.6	127	79.6	77	57.6	139	1.63	132	0
2006	69	113	79.7	74	58.3	132	2.30	119	0
2005	66.8	148	76.5	144	57.1	142	5.91	24	0
2004	74.3	8	83.7	9	65	10	3.81	71	0
2003	70.8	56	79.9	68	61.7	54	7.43	12	0
2002	69	113	80.2	57	57.8	138	2.42	115	0
2001	70.1	85	81.5	37	58.6	130	3.08	96	0
2000	72.5	21	82.8	17	62.2	42	3.70	73	0
1999	70.5	70	80.7	46	60.3	92	8.16	6	0
1998	72.1	26	82.3	19	61.9	48	7.58	8	0
1997	66.9	146	78	117	55.8	151	1.61	134	0
1996	71.9	28	82	26	61.8	51	3.00	99	0
1995	71.2	46	81.3	40	61.1	69	6.47	20	0
1994	67.6	140	78.4	107	56.9	146	2.67	109	0
1993	71.2	46	81.8	29	60.6	84	2.82	104	0
1992	66.8	148	77.3	131	56.4	149	7.55	9	0
1991	74.9	4	83.8	7	65.9	2	1.75	129	0
1990	71.2	46	81.6	35	60.8	77	8.04	7	0
1989	68.7	123	80.3	55	57.1	142	3.58	81	0
1988	68.8	118	80.1	61	57.4	141	7.54	10	0
1987	70.5	70	81.7	33	59.4	121	0.95	149	0
1986	71.9	28	82.9	14	60.9	73	7.09	15	0
1985	71.7	32	81.8	29	61.7	54	2.76	106	0
1984	70	86	79.8	70	60.2	99	6.45	21	0
1983	67.3	142	78.1	113	56.5	148	1.13	145	0
1982	71	50	82.2	20	59.9	108	2.04	126	0
1981	66.9	146	78	117	55.8	151	5.02	47	0
1980	70.4	74	81.4	38	59.5	117	4.65	55	0
1979	71.4	38	80.8	45	61.9	48	5.27	35	0
1978	69.8	90	79.8	70	59.7	113	3.46	85	0
1977	71.4	38	81.8	29	60.9	73	6.75	18	0
1976	69.6	97	79.5	82	59.6	116	4.33	60	0
1975	73.7	12	84.1	6	63.4	25	3.11	95	0
1974	70.7	62	80.6	48	60.7	80	5.15	42	0
1973	69.4	103	79.4	84	59.5	117	3.48	83	0
1972	67.1	144	76	148	58.3	132	3.50	82	0
1971	68.8	118	79.4	84	58.1	135	2.29	121	0
1970	70.8	56	81.4	38	60.2	99	3.92	70	0
1969	68.8	118	79.6	77	58	136	7.32	13	0
1968	69.6	97	80	65	59.2	122	2.30	119	0
1967	71.3	42	82.1	22	60.4	90	2.58	111	0
1966	69.6	97	78.8	102	60.4	90	7.50	11	0
1965	74.4	6	84.8	3	64	15	2.76	106	0
1964	71.3	42	81.9	27	60.7	80	5.11	44	0
1963	68.2	132	79.2	88	57.1	142	8.68	3	0
1962	73.5	13	84.8	3	62.1	45	2.35	117	0
1961	67.3	142	77.1	137	57.5	140	3.70	73	0
1960	70.8	56	81.6	35	60	106	5.52	32	0
1959	72.4	23	82.1	22	62.6	35	1.36	138	0
1958	69.9	89	79.3	86	60.5	86	4.21	65	0
1957	71	50	80.5	52	61.4	60	3.29	91	0
1956	69.7	93	80.1	61	59.2	122	9.12	2	0
1955	71.7	32	82.1	22	61.2	64	3.62	76	0
1954	67	145	77	140	57.1	142	5.73	27	0
1953	75.9	2	86.3	2	65.5	6	2.60	110	0
1952	72.9	18	83.5	10	62.3	41	1.66	130	0
1951	69.5	101	79	96	60.1	102	1.22	142	0
1950	71.1	49	79	96	63.2	26	3.47	84	0
1949	70.7	62	79.3	86	62.2	42	4.25	62	0
1948	71.3	42	79.5	82	63	30	5.22	38	0
1947	70.4	74	78.7	104	62.2	42	2.83	103	0
1946	70.4	74	77.9	120	62.8	32	4.22	64	0
1945	68.6	127	77.1	137	60.1	102	1.84	127	0
1944	73.3	15	82.1	22	64.5	11	2.18	124	0
1943	71.6	35	79.1	91	64.1	13	3.61	78	0
1942	71.3	42	79.1	91	63.5	23	6.03	23	0
1941	70.4	74	80.6	48	60.3	92	0.86	152	0
1940	68.6	127	77.7	125	59.5	117	3.24	92	0
1939	69.4	103	78.1	113	60.7	80	4.64	56	0
1938	72.5	21	81	42	64	15	3.78	72	0
1937	69.7	93	78.8	102	60.5	86	2.29	121	0
1936	70.6	67	80.6	48	60.7	80	0.20	155	0
1935	69.1	111	78.3	110	59.9	108	0.97	148	0
1934	68.1	136	76.2	146	60.1	102	5.58	31	0
1933	74.3	8	83.1	12	65.5	6	3.34	89	0
1932	68.7	123	77.2	133	60.3	92	5.14	43	0
1931	68.7	123	77.5	127	59.9	108	3.62	76	0
1930	72.4	23	80.9	43	63.8	19	1.51	136	0
1929	69.6	97	77.9	120	61.2	64	5.25	37	0
1928	67.8	139	76.6	142	59	124	3.18	93	0
1927	71.6	35	80.6	48	62.7	34	0.91	151	0
1926	68.8	118	79.6	77	58	136	3.37	87	0
1925	67.9	138	77.5	127	58.3	132	3.08	96	0
1924	69.3	105	77.8	123	60.8	77	5.02	47	0
1923	68.2	132	76	148	60.5	86	1.32	139	0
1922	70.5	70	78.9	99	62.1	45	5.20	40	0
1921	66.8	148	75	151	58.7	129	6.87	16	0
1920	64.9	152	73.5	152	56.3	150	1.22	142	0
1919	70.8	56	78.4	107	63.2	26	1.26	141	0
1918	72.3	25	80.9	43	63.7	22	1.52	135	0
1917	66.5	151	76.1	147	56.9	146	2.26	123	0
1916	71.8	31	80.2	57	63.5	23	3.35	88	0
1915	71.9	28	79.8	70	64	15	3.59	80	0
1914	70.4	74	80.3	55	60.5	86	0.10	156	0
1913	70.4	74	80.1	61	60.6	84	2.90	100	0
1912	70.3	81	78.1	113	62.5	38	4.76	54	0
1911	70.2	84	79	96	61.3	62	0.68	153	0
1910	68.9	115	77.8	123	59.9	108	4.61	57	0
1909	69.3	105	77.6	126	61	71	3.07	98	0
1908	70.8	56	79.1	91	62.4	39	2.80	105	0
1907	68.7	123	77.2	133	60.2	99	5.52	32	0
1906	69.3	105	78.4	107	60.3	92	3.60	79	0
1905	72.8	19	80.5	52	65.1	8	5.76	26	0
1904	68.9	115	77.5	127	60.3	92	2.68	108	0
1903	69.2	109	77.5	127	61	71	2.90	100	0
1902	70.9	52	80	65	61.9	48	2.33	118	0
1901	70.4	74	79.2	88	61.7	54	6.18	22	0
1900	70	86	78.6	106	61.4	60	3.32	90	0
1899	70.3	81	78.7	104	61.8	51	4.12	66	0
1898	71.6	35	80.2	57	62.9	31	2.51	112	0
1897	68.5	131	76.9	141	60	106	2.49	113	0
1896	74.4	6	83.1	12	65.8	3	3.13	94	0
1895	68.2	132	75.8	150	60.3	92	4.37	59	2
1894	70.9	52	79.2	88	62.1	45	4.86	51	2
1893	69.3	105	77.3	131	61.2	64	5.01	49	0
1892	69.8	90	78.2	111	61.5	58	1.64	131	2
1891	67.6	140	76.3	145	58.9	126	1.03	147	0
1890	70.9	52	79.1	91	62.6	35	5.26	36	0
1889	71.4	38	81.1	41	61.3	62	4.24	63	2
1888	70	86	77.2	133	62.8	32	4.41	58	0
1887	70.7	62	79.8	70	61.7	54	5.62	30	0
1886	70.7	62	80	65	61.5	58	1.18	144	0
1885	70.8	56	79.1	91	62.6	35	8.58	5	0
1884	72	27	80.2	57	63.9	18	3.70	73	0
1883	69.1	111	77.9	120	60.3	92	4.79	53	0
1882	68.2	132	76.6	142	59.8	112	1.40	137	0
1881	70.6	67	78.9	99	62.4	39	2.11	125	0
1880	70.7	62	79.6	77	61.8	51	1.84	127	0
1879	69.7	93	78.2	111	61.2	64	5.06	46	0
1878	69.5	101	78.1	113	60.9	73	4.80	52	1
1877	64.5	153	73.3	153	55.7	153	2.36	116	0
1876	68	137	77.2	133	58.8	127	3.44	86	0
1875	68.6	127	77.1	137	60.1	102	2.84	102	0
1874	70.6	67	80.1	61	61.1	69	5.07	45	0
1873							8.63	4	31
1872							4.89	50	31
1871							6.87	16	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2019	76.3
1953	75.9
2022	75
1991	74.9
2018	74.8
1965	74.4
1896	74.4
2004	74.3
1933	74.3
2014	74.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1877	64.5
1920	64.9
1917	66.5
2005	66.8
1992	66.8
1921	66.8
1997	66.9
1981	66.9
1954	67
1972	67.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	14.36
1956	9.12
1963	8.68
1873	8.63
1885	8.58
1999	8.16
1990	8.04
1998	7.58
1992	7.55
1988	7.54

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	0.10
1936	0.20
2019	0.63
1911	0.68
1941	0.86
1927	0.91
2021	0.95
1987	0.95
1935	0.97
1891	1.03

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 28 May 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.59 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.27 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the wettest May since 2025, 61st wettest of 156.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 91°F on Thursday 28 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 45°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 1.59 in on Friday 22 May 2026.