Wilmington, NC: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 76.8°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest September since 2019, tied 21st warmest of 153 (with 2015, 1978 and 1931).

September 2026

Mean temperature: 76.8°F; Warmest since 2019; 21st warmest of 153
Precipitation: 4.43 in; Driest since 2023; 65th driest of 156

A normal September in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.1°F, between 72.9°F and 77.7°F in eight years of ten and 7.28 in of precipitation, between 3.28 in and 16.55 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Wilmington, NC since 1874: 76.8°F in 2026; the highest is 79.3°F, in 1921.

Normal range, 72.9 to 77.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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	76.8	21	86.2	12	67.5	43	4.43	92	0
2025	73.6	106	82.1	98	65	108	4.81	86	0
2024	75.7	47	83.7	62	67.7	39	8.53	35	0
2023	75.2	61	84.6	44	65.7	94	3.21	108	0
2022	76.3	36	85.7	22	66.9	63	5.15	80	0
2021	75.9	44	85.2	28	66.6	70	10.77	19	0
2020	75.7	47	83.7	62	67.7	39	10.02	21	0
2019	78.7	6	87.7	1	69.8	9	12.00	16	0
2018	79.2	2	86.5	10	72	1	24.13	1	0
2017	76.2	38	85.2	28	67.2	50	3.82	98	0
2016	77.3	15	84.8	40	69.8	9	15.86	9	0
2015	76.8	21	84.6	44	69.1	18	5.49	71	0
2014	75.1	67	82.1	98	68.1	29	6.00	60	0
2013	74.1	92	83.6	66	64.5	118	0.98	152	0
2012	74.3	88	83.4	71	65.3	98	5.00	83	0
2011	75.3	58	83.7	62	67	61	7.46	44	0
2010	77.1	17	87.4	3	66.8	65	22.72	3	0
2009	73.5	109	81.8	105	65.2	105	8.75	34	0
2008	75.2	61	83.3	73	67.1	55	9.69	24	0
2007	75.6	53	85	36	66.1	84	4.60	89	0
2006	72	135	81	123	63	143	5.67	68	0
2005	77.9	10	86	16	69.7	12	8.26	38	0
2004	74.6	80	81.9	102	67.2	50	9.93	23	0
2003	72.9	121	81.4	114	64.4	122	5.74	66	0
2002	76.6	28	83.9	57	69.2	17	4.95	84	0
2001	71.4	144	80.2	136	62.5	144	3.04	112	0
2000	73.4	113	81.5	111	65.3	98	7.77	42	0
1999	74.3	88	83.1	76	65.5	96	23.41	2	0
1998	76.9	20	86.5	10	67.2	50	5.38	78	0
1997	73.8	102	83	77	64.5	118	8.94	32	0
1996	74.8	75	82.7	88	66.8	65	13.35	13	0
1995	73.4	113	81.9	102	64.9	111	6.92	51	0
1994	72.7	125	82.1	98	63.3	134	7.09	48	0
1993	77.7	12	87	7	68.4	25	8.09	41	0
1992	75	69	83.9	57	66.1	84	2.23	126	0
1991	75	69	85.2	28	64.7	113	3.31	106	0
1990	75.2	61	85.8	19	64.5	118	1.40	143	0
1989	75.3	58	83.5	68	67.1	55	9.54	25	0
1988	74.4	85	82.9	82	65.9	86	2.80	116	0
1987	76.6	28	85.3	26	67.8	35	6.42	54	0
1986	76.5	31	85.5	24	67.5	43	0.70	153	0
1985	74.9	73	84.9	37	65	108	2.75	117	0
1984	71	146	80.5	131	61.5	151	18.94	5	0
1983	74.8	75	84.3	48	65.3	98	5.59	70	0
1982	71.9	139	80.7	128	63.2	137	7.08	49	0
1981	71.4	144	82.8	85	60	153	1.07	150	0
1980	78.7	6	87.4	3	70	8	5.97	61	0
1979	74.5	81	80.8	125	68.2	28	15.17	11	0
1978	76.8	21	86.1	14	67.4	47	1.58	138	0
1977	77.8	11	87	7	68.6	21	4.88	85	0
1976	74	94	83.3	73	64.7	113	4.79	87	0
1975	77	19	85.3	26	68.7	20	6.06	58	0
1974	74.4	85	83.6	66	65.1	106	5.09	81	0
1973	77.2	16	87.1	6	67.3	49	5.60	69	0
1972	74.7	79	84.8	40	64.6	115	6.73	52	0
1971	75.4	56	84.3	48	66.5	74	5.04	82	0
1970	76.7	25	86.1	14	67.2	50	2.23	126	0
1969	72.2	131	81.1	119	63.3	134	2.59	120	0
1968	73.6	106	84	54	63.2	137	1.24	146	0
1967	72	135	81.7	108	62.2	146	1.55	139	0
1966	75.8	46	85.2	28	66.3	81	6.09	57	0
1965	75.3	58	84	54	66.7	69	2.90	114	0
1964	74.8	75	84.5	46	65.1	106	3.58	99	0
1963	70.2	153	79.6	148	60.7	152	4.02	96	0
1962	72	135	81.8	105	62.2	146	5.48	72	0
1961	76.2	38	85.6	23	66.9	63	4.25	93	0
1960	74.5	81	83.7	62	65.3	98	9.06	30	0
1959	74.8	75	83	77	66.5	74	3.00	113	0
1958	73.8	102	83.2	75	64.4	122	10.10	20	0
1957	76.5	31	85.1	33	67.9	32	13.25	14	0
1956	72.4	128	82.5	93	62.3	145	2.31	123	0
1955	75.2	61	82.5	93	67.9	32	15.51	10	0
1954	75.7	47	85.1	33	66.3	81	2.87	115	0
1953	73.9	100	82.6	91	65.3	98	8.91	33	0
1952	74.5	81	83.5	68	65.6	95	5.47	73	0
1951	75	69	84.2	51	65.8	91	5.84	63	0
1950	73.7	104	80.8	125	66.5	74	5.39	76	0
1949	73.2	118	80.2	136	66.2	83	3.25	107	0
1948	73.5	109	81.1	119	65.9	86	7.23	46	0
1947	75.6	53	83.8	59	67.1	55	11.99	17	1
1946	74	94	81.5	111	66.5	74	12.26	15	0
1945	78.8	4	85.8	19	71.8	3	8.96	31	0
1944	76.1	41	83.8	59	68.5	22	2.51	121	0
1943	71.9	139	80.5	131	63.3	134	2.20	129	0
1942	76.2	38	84.9	37	67.5	43	3.89	97	0
1941	77.1	17	85.9	18	68.3	27	1.07	150	0
1940	72.4	128	81.2	117	63.5	131	1.96	131	0
1939	76.4	34	84.4	47	68.4	25	2.67	119	0
1938	74.9	73	83	77	66.8	65	16.28	8	0
1937	72.8	123	81.2	117	64.4	122	2.13	130	0
1936	76.3	36	84.2	51	68.5	22	4.25	93	0
1935	74	94	81.5	111	66.5	74	5.44	74	0
1934	76	43	82.5	93	69.6	15	7.06	50	0
1933	78.9	3	86.6	9	71.2	4	8.27	37	0
1932	73.9	100	81.9	102	65.9	86	5.44	74	0
1931	76.8	21	85.8	19	67.9	32	0.12	155	0
1930	78.6	8	86.2	12	70.9	5	5.82	64	0
1929	73.7	104	80.7	128	66.6	70	6.56	53	0
1928	73.4	113	80.8	125	65.9	86	13.41	12	0
1927	75.2	61	83.5	68	66.8	65	3.35	104	0
1926	76.5	31	85.2	28	67.8	35	1.70	136	0
1925	78.8	4	87.3	5	70.4	7	1.78	134	0
1924	70.9	148	77.9	152	63.9	128	16.93	6	0
1923	74.3	88	81.4	114	67.1	55	7.20	47	0
1922	73.6	106	80.7	128	66.5	74	7.48	43	0
1921	79.3	1	87.7	1	70.8	6	1.86	133	0
1920	75.4	56	82.9	82	67.8	35	11.09	18	0
1919	73	120	81.8	105	64.3	125	1.70	136	0
1918	70.4	151	79.2	150	61.7	150	1.50	141	0
1917	70.4	151	77.6	153	63.2	137	9.28	29	0
1916	72	135	80.5	131	63.5	131	4.57	90	0
1915	76.1	41	84.3	48	67.8	35	2.71	118	0
1914	70.8	149	79.7	147	62	148	5.39	76	0
1913	71.8	141	79.8	144	63.7	130	3.54	101	0
1912	76.4	34	83	77	69.8	9	4.14	95	0
1911	77.6	13	85.4	25	69.7	12	5.79	65	0
1910	75	69	82.8	85	67.2	50	1.88	132	0
1909	71	146	78.8	151	63.2	137	1.23	147	0
1908	72.1	133	80.1	138	64	127	1.45	142	0
1907	76.7	25	84	54	69.4	16	6.01	59	0
1906	77.4	14	85.1	33	69.7	12	3.41	103	0
1905	75.1	67	82.8	85	67.4	47	2.25	125	0
1904	73.5	109	82.3	96	64.6	115	1.75	135	0
1903	72.2	131	79.9	143	64.5	118	1.16	149	0
1902	72.4	128	80.1	138	64.6	115	3.57	100	0
1901	74.5	81	82	101	67	61	5.38	78	0
1900	76.6	28	86	16	67.1	55	2.38	122	0
1899	73.1	119	81.4	114	64.9	111	0.12	155	0
1898	75.7	47	83.4	71	68	31	1.28	145	0
1897	72.9	121	81.7	108	64.2	126	1.54	140	0
1896	74.2	91	83	77	65.4	97	3.10	110	0
1895	76.7	25	84.8	40	68.5	22	4.46	91	0
1894	75.9	44	82.9	82	68.9	19	6.34	55	0
1893	75.2	61	82.6	91	67.6	41	3.06	111	2
1892	72.5	127	80.1	138	65	108	5.90	62	0
1891	74	94	81.6	110	66.4	80	4.61	88	0
1890	74.1	92	80.5	131	67.6	41	8.19	40	0
1889	71.7	142	80.1	138	63.4	133	3.18	109	0
1888	72.8	123	80.3	135	65.3	98	8.28	36	0
1887	70.8	149	79.8	144	61.8	149	0.46	154	0
1886	75.7	47	84.8	40	66.6	70	1.34	144	0
1885	73.4	113	80.9	124	65.8	91	5.69	67	0
1884	75.7	47	83.8	59	67.5	43	9.34	28	0
1883	72.6	126	79.4	149	65.9	86	16.53	7	0
1882	74	94	80	142	68.1	29	3.34	105	0
1881	78.4	9	84.9	37	72	1	3.50	102	0
1880	73.3	117	82.7	88	63.8	129	1.20	148	0
1879	71.5	143	79.8	144	63.1	142	6.18	56	0
1878	75.6	53	84.1	53	67.1	55	7.34	45	0
1877	73.5	109	81.1	119	65.8	91	20.10	4	0
1876	74.4	85	82.2	97	66.6	70	9.41	26	0
1875	72.1	133	81.1	119	63.2	137	2.23	126	0
1874	74	94	82.7	88	65.3	98	9.35	27	0
1873							9.97	22	30
1872							8.22	39	30
1871							2.26	124	30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1921	79.3
2018	79.2
1933	78.9
1945	78.8
1925	78.8
2019	78.7
1980	78.7
1930	78.6
1881	78.4
2005	77.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1963	70.2
1918	70.4
1917	70.4
1914	70.8
1887	70.8
1924	70.9
1984	71
1909	71
2001	71.4
1981	71.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	24.13
1999	23.41
2010	22.72
1877	20.10
1984	18.94
1924	16.93
1883	16.53
1938	16.28
2016	15.86
1955	15.51

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	0.12
1899	0.12
1887	0.46
1986	0.70
2013	0.98
1981	1.07
1941	1.07
1903	1.16
1880	1.20
1909	1.23

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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September 2026 brought 4.43 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest September since 2023, 65th driest of 156.
The hottest day of September 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 97°F on Saturday 5 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 53°F on Sunday 27 September 2026 and Saturday 26 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 1.94 in on Sunday 6 September 2026.