Wilmington, NC: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 81.7°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest summer since 2011, 3rd warmest of 153.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 81.7°F; Warmest since 2011; 3rd warmest of 153
Precipitation: 22.94 in; Wettest since 2024; 43rd wettest of 156

A normal summer in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.7°F, between 78.5°F and 81.1°F in eight years of ten and 20.53 in of precipitation, between 13.67 in and 26.66 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Wilmington, NC since 1874: 81.7°F in 2026; the highest is 81.8°F, in 2011 and 2010.

Normal range, 78.5 to 81.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	81.7	3	90.8	2	72.7	4	22.94	43	0
2025	80.5	17	88.4	31	72.7	4	18.82	87	0
2024	80.5	17	89	23	71.9	23	25.08	25	0
2023	80.3	20	88.9	25	71.7	26	21.94	49	0
2022	81.1	5	89.5	14	72.7	4	19.13	83	0
2021	80.6	15	88.6	28	72.6	9	31.18	5	0
2020	80.5	17	88.2	35	72.8	2	24.24	33	0
2019	80.8	9	90.1	8	71.6	30	13.67	131	0
2018	80.7	11	89.1	22	72.3	12	30.94	6	0
2017	79.7	35	87.8	45	71.6	30	26.88	18	0
2016	81.5	4	90.2	6	72.7	4	18.85	86	0
2015	81	7	89.6	12	72.4	11	19.37	82	0
2014	79.4	44	87.8	45	70.9	60	23.27	40	0
2013	78.5	88	86.2	103	70.9	60	25.78	24	0
2012	79.7	35	88.4	31	71.1	48	15.79	115	0
2011	81.8	1	91.3	1	72.3	12	18.47	91	0
2010	81.8	1	90.5	3	73.1	1	13.63	132	0
2009	79.6	39	87.9	41	71.3	38	19.80	72	0
2008	80	25	88.9	25	71	56	23.70	39	0
2007	79.4	44	88.6	28	70.2	93	11.96	145	0
2006	79.1	58	87.7	50	70.6	73	30.33	9	0
2005	80	25	87.8	45	72.3	12	21.23	59	0
2004	78.8	72	87.1	71	70.5	76	19.83	71	0
2003	79.3	47	87	80	71.6	30	16.44	108	0
2002	79.3	47	88.1	36	70.5	76	24.08	36	0
2001	78.9	68	87.3	62	70.5	76	17.03	104	0
2000	77.8	121	86.3	100	69.3	136	22.44	47	0
1999	81.1	5	89.4	16	72.7	4	16.80	105	0
1998	80.8	9	89.4	16	72.2	15	21.58	55	0
1997	76.9	148	85.7	115	68	152	14.82	122	0
1996	78.5	88	86.7	90	70.4	80	26.63	19	0
1995	78.8	72	87.6	52	70	103	24.85	28	0
1994	79.9	28	88.8	27	71	56	13.54	134	0
1993	80.7	11	90.4	5	70.9	60	16.40	110	0
1992	78.6	83	87.3	62	70	103	23.74	37	0
1991	80.3	20	89	23	71.7	26	24.57	31	0
1990	79.9	28	89.5	14	70.3	88	20.18	66	0
1989	79.6	39	88.1	36	71.1	48	21.41	57	0
1988	78.4	94	87.8	45	69.1	138	27.03	17	0
1987	80.6	15	89.9	9	71.4	35	19.78	74	0
1986	80.7	11	89.2	18	72.2	15	28.30	13	0
1985	79.6	39	88.3	34	70.9	60	18.53	90	0
1984	77.8	121	86.1	105	69.6	123	14.69	125	0
1983	79.8	30	89.2	18	70.4	80	17.87	98	0
1982	77.5	131	85.7	115	69.4	131	19.85	70	0
1981	79.1	58	87.7	50	70.4	80	21.74	51	0
1980	80.7	11	90.5	3	70.9	60	11.62	148	0
1979	78.6	83	88.1	36	69	139	10.04	152	0
1978	79.8	30	89.2	18	70.4	80	14.49	126	0
1977	80.3	20	89.8	11	70.7	71	13.36	136	0
1976	78.5	88	87.1	71	69.9	109	30.55	8	0
1975	80.3	20	89.2	18	71.5	33	21.39	58	0
1974	78	112	86.9	83	69	139	27.06	16	0
1973	78.8	72	87.9	41	69.8	113	26.45	20	0
1972	77.4	139	87.2	68	67.6	153	14.77	124	0
1971	78.8	72	87.9	41	69.7	118	24.10	35	0
1970	78.7	80	87.8	45	69.7	118	24.17	34	0
1969	78.4	94	87.3	62	69.5	129	27.46	14	0
1968	80.2	24	89.6	12	70.9	60	13.49	135	0
1967	79.2	52	87.5	55	70.9	60	19.94	67	0
1966	78.6	83	87.5	55	69.7	118	30.57	7	0
1965	78.5	88	87.1	71	69.8	113	32.05	4	0
1964	78.1	103	86.4	97	69.7	118	16.16	112	0
1963	77.6	127	86.5	94	68.6	149	18.33	93	0
1962	78	112	87.1	71	69	139	23.71	38	0
1961	78.9	68	87.6	52	70.1	100	22.65	45	0
1960	78.6	83	87.2	68	69.9	109	18.05	96	0
1959	78.8	72	88	40	69.6	123	19.89	69	0
1958	79.2	52	87.9	41	70.4	80	19.04	85	0
1957	78	112	87.4	59	68.6	149	13.21	137	0
1956	79.2	52	88.6	28	69.8	113	12.68	141	0
1955	78	112	86.9	83	69	139	24.71	29	0
1954	79.7	35	89.9	9	69.6	123	8.83	154	0
1953	78.1	103	87.3	62	69	139	15.95	113	0
1952	80.9	8	90.2	6	71.7	26	16.66	106	0
1951	79	65	86.8	87	71.2	44	20.63	64	0
1950	78.1	103	85.6	117	70.6	73	29.38	10	0
1949	79.6	39	86.6	93	72.6	9	18.76	89	0
1948	79.1	58	87.1	71	71.1	48	12.12	142	0
1947	77.3	141	85.3	129	69.4	131	22.59	46	0
1946	76.5	152	84.5	149	68.6	149	33.74	2	0
1945	78.4	94	85.6	117	71.2	44	33.22	3	0
1944	78.7	80	86.7	90	70.7	71	14.39	127	0
1943	79.8	30	87.5	55	72.2	15	21.63	53	0
1942	79.8	30	87.5	55	72	21	18.41	92	0
1941	79.1	58	86.1	105	72.1	19	19.45	79	0
1940	79	65	86.7	90	71.4	35	20.58	65	0
1939	79.3	47	86.4	97	72.2	15	19.42	80	0
1938	78.2	100	85.6	117	70.8	68	21.91	50	0
1937	79.1	58	86.8	87	71.4	35	15.02	121	0
1936	79.1	58	87.4	59	70.8	68	12.84	139	0
1935	78.1	103	85.2	132	71.1	48	28.32	12	0
1934	80	25	87.1	71	72.8	2	11.79	147	0
1933	78.1	103	86.2	103	70.1	100	15.69	118	0
1932	79.2	52	87.1	71	71.3	38	11.29	150	0
1931	78.8	72	86.9	83	70.6	73	13.68	130	0
1930	77.8	121	86.1	105	69.6	123	12.93	138	0
1929	76.8	151	85	139	68.7	148	15.70	117	0
1928	78.8	72	86.4	97	71.1	48	19.75	75	0
1927	76.5	152	84.2	151	68.8	146	19.06	84	0
1926	79.2	52	87.2	68	71.2	44	17.22	103	0
1925	79	65	87.1	71	71	56	12.00	144	0
1924	78.1	103	86	109	70.3	88	24.58	30	0
1923	77.9	116	85.4	126	70.5	76	15.61	119	0
1922	77.5	131	84.6	147	70.3	88	22.73	44	0
1921	77.6	127	85	139	70.2	93	17.59	100	0
1920	77.2	144	85	139	69.4	131	16.42	109	0
1919	76.9	148	84.9	142	69	139	18.20	94	0
1918	77	147	85.2	132	68.8	146	15.76	116	0
1917	77.5	131	85.1	136	69.9	109	21.60	54	0
1916	77.5	131	84.7	145	70.2	93	19.92	68	0
1915	77.9	116	85.8	113	70	103	19.64	76	0
1914	78.8	72	86.8	87	70.8	68	11.18	151	0
1913	77.3	141	85.2	132	69.3	136	17.46	102	0
1912	77.6	127	85.3	129	69.8	113	11.51	149	0
1911	79.2	52	87.3	62	71.1	48	19.63	77	0
1910	76.9	148	84.2	151	69.7	118	22.98	42	0
1909	77.6	127	84.9	142	70.3	88	9.63	153	0
1908	77.5	131	84.9	142	70.1	100	24.31	32	0
1907	77.5	131	85.4	126	69.5	129	26.40	21	0
1906	78.9	68	85.8	113	72	21	21.45	56	0
1905	77.5	131	85.1	136	69.8	113	12.08	143	0
1904	77.4	139	85.3	129	69.4	131	16.62	107	0
1903	78.1	103	85.9	111	70.2	93	25.98	22	0
1902	78.1	103	86.3	100	70	103	8.50	155	0
1901	78.1	103	85.2	132	71	56	22.34	48	0
1900	79.7	35	87.6	52	71.9	23	7.57	156	0
1899	78.3	98	85.4	126	71.3	38	18.79	88	0
1898	78.3	98	85.6	117	71.1	48	17.55	101	0
1897	78.9	68	86.5	94	71.3	38	11.88	146	0
1896	78.4	94	85.6	117	71.2	44	13.57	133	0
1895	78.2	100	86.3	100	70.2	93	14.31	128	2
1894	77.1	145	84.6	147	69.6	123	16.37	111	2
1893	77.9	116	85.5	124	70.4	80	17.82	99	2
1892	77.9	116	84.7	145	71.1	48	20.77	62	0
1891	77.7	124	85.1	136	70.2	93	21.64	52	2
1890	77.9	116	85.6	117	70.3	88	17.96	97	0
1889	77.1	145	83.5	153	70.4	80	24.94	26	4
1888	77.5	131	86	109	68.9	145	14.04	129	2
1887	78.2	100	85.9	111	70.4	80	23.06	41	0
1886	77.7	124	85.5	124	69.9	109	34.31	1	0
1885	79.3	47	87.1	71	71.5	33	18.12	95	0
1884	77.3	141	84.5	149	70	103	25.81	23	0
1883	79.5	43	86.9	83	72.1	19	20.74	63	0
1882	78.6	83	85.6	117	71.7	26	19.79	73	0
1881	79.4	44	87	80	71.8	25	20.87	61	0
1880	78.5	88	87.4	59	69.6	123	24.92	27	0
1879	77.7	124	86.1	105	69.4	131	19.39	81	0
1878	78.5	88	87	80	70	103	14.81	123	0
1877	79.8	30	88.4	31	71.3	38	27.29	15	0
1876	79.3	47	87.3	62	71.3	38	28.61	11	0
1875	78.7	80	86.5	94	70.9	60	21.06	60	0
1874	79.1	58	88.1	36	70.2	93	12.76	140	1
1873							15.95	113	92
1872							19.56	78	92
1871							15.37	120	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	81.8
2010	81.8
2026	81.7
2016	81.5
2022	81.1
1999	81.1
2015	81
1952	80.9
2019	80.8
1998	80.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1946	76.5
1927	76.5
1929	76.8
1997	76.9
1919	76.9
1910	76.9
1918	77
1894	77.1
1889	77.1
1920	77.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1886	34.31
1946	33.74
1945	33.22
1965	32.05
2021	31.18
2018	30.94
1966	30.57
1976	30.55
2006	30.33
1950	29.38

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1900	7.57
1902	8.50
1954	8.83
1909	9.63
1979	10.04
1914	11.18
1932	11.29
1912	11.51
1980	11.62
1934	11.79

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 8 July 2026
Coldest night: 51°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 5.31 in; 21 August 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 22.94 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the wettest summer since 2024, 43rd wettest of 156.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 102°F on Wednesday 8 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 51°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 5.31 in on Friday 21 August 2026.