Wilmington, NC: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 45.7°F in Wilmington, NC, the coldest winter since 2015, 34th coldest of 147.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 45.7°F; Coldest since 2015; 34th coldest of 147
Precipitation: 7.83 in; Driest since 2025; 39th driest of 155

A normal winter in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.8°F, between 44.5°F and 51.8°F in eight years of ten and 10.80 in of precipitation, between 5.24 in and 16.33 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Wilmington, NC since 1875: 45.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 42.4°F, in 2011.

Normal range, 44.5 to 51.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Wilmington, NC from 1872 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	45.7	114	57	86	34.3	134	7.83	117	0
2025	46.8	95	58	70	35.5	117	5.72	141	0
2024	50.7	27	62	16	39.5	50	11.71	43	0
2023	53.1	5	64.4	4	41.7	19	7.75	120	0
2022	51.9	16	63.7	6	40.1	35	8.04	113	0
2021	48.3	69	58.4	64	38.2	76	13.49	23	0
2020	52.9	6	63.2	10	42.7	10	13.08	28	0
2019	50.5	30	60.6	36	40.4	30	10.80	63	0
2018	48.9	49	59.6	46	38.3	74	12.51	35	0
2017	52	13	63	11	41	24	10.91	58	0
2016	51.8	18	61.5	23	42	17	17.57	5	0
2015	45.6	115	56.5	99	34.7	129	14.31	18	0
2014	48	77	59.4	47	36.7	104	7.19	127	0
2013	50.6	28	61.1	27	40.1	35	11.87	41	0
2012	51.2	24	62.9	12	39.6	45	4.52	153	0
2011	42.4	147	52.6	147	32.2	149	10.79	64	0
2010	43.7	137	53.8	139	33.5	142	16.51	7	0
2009	48.3	69	58.9	54	37.8	81	6.64	131	0
2008	50.5	30	61.6	21	39.4	51	10.22	77	0
2007	48.9	49	60.2	38	37.7	86	10.75	66	0
2006	48.2	72	59.2	50	37.1	97	9.38	90	0
2005	47.6	84	58.7	57	36.5	107	5.26	147	0
2004	44.2	133	54.9	128	33.5	142	12.41	38	0
2003	44.5	131	54.9	128	34.1	135	8.25	111	0
2002	50.6	28	62.5	14	38.8	66	5.10	148	0
2001	45.9	111	56.6	95	35.2	122	4.60	152	0
2000	48.8	55	60	40	37.7	86	7.38	126	0
1999	51.9	16	63.3	9	40.4	30	10.76	65	0
1998	49.2	45	58.7	57	39.7	44	23.34	1	0
1997	49	48	59.3	49	38.7	67	9.99	82	0
1996	45.2	123	56.4	101	34	136	6.30	136	0
1995	48.8	55	58.3	65	39.3	53	16.31	8	0
1994	46.6	100	57.8	76	35.4	118	12.96	29	0
1993	48.3	69	57.9	75	38.7	67	13.27	27	0
1992	49.8	37	61	30	38.7	67	11.37	53	0
1991	51.5	20	61.9	17	41	24	14.52	14	0
1990	48.7	59	59.8	43	37.5	91	11.71	43	0
1989	49.6	41	60.8	31	38.4	73	4.83	150	0
1988	45.8	113	55.8	116	35.8	116	8.76	98	0
1987	46.8	95	56.8	92	36.8	101	17.19	6	0
1986	47.5	87	58.8	55	36.1	111	5.99	138	0
1985	50.4	32	60.8	31	39.9	39	8.41	105	0
1984	46.4	103	57.4	83	35.3	119	12.60	34	0
1983	46.8	95	56.7	94	36.9	99	20.21	2	0
1982	45.3	121	56	108	34.6	131	17.93	4	0
1981	42.9	141	54.5	133	31.3	150	9.98	83	0
1980	45.6	115	56	108	35.2	122	8.03	114	0
1979	45.5	119	56.6	95	34.4	132	15.12	13	0
1978	42.8	143	53.1	146	32.5	147	10.84	61	0
1977	42.5	146	53.7	140	31.3	150	10.14	81	0
1976	49.8	37	62.1	15	37.5	91	9.14	93	0
1975	50.8	26	61.6	21	40	38	13.87	20	0
1974	52.9	6	63.6	7	42.2	14	12.64	33	0
1973	48	77	58.5	63	37.4	94	14.51	15	0
1972	52	13	61.8	19	42.2	14	10.33	74	0
1971	47.6	84	58.6	60	36.5	107	11.70	45	0
1970	43.1	139	53.9	138	32.3	148	8.29	108	0
1969	44.4	132	55	127	33.8	137	7.59	123	0
1968	44.9	127	56.3	104	33.6	139	9.82	85	0
1967	48.6	61	59.7	44	37.5	91	11.47	50	0
1966	46.6	100	56.9	89	36.3	109	12.67	32	0
1965	48.9	49	59.9	42	37.8	81	10.66	68	0
1964	44.9	127	55.1	124	34.7	129	15.97	10	0
1963	43	140	53.2	143	32.7	146	8.73	100	0
1962	48.4	66	59.2	50	37.7	86	9.03	95	0
1961	44.6	130	55.9	112	33.2	144	7.75	120	0
1960	46.9	91	57	86	36.7	104	11.66	47	0
1959	45.6	115	55.9	112	35.2	122	12.46	36	0
1958	43.8	136	54	137	33.6	139	11.87	41	0
1957	52	13	62.7	13	41.2	20	5.93	140	0
1956	46	108	56.1	106	35.9	115	6.39	135	0
1955	45.6	115	56.4	101	34.8	126	8.09	112	0
1954	49.9	35	60.5	37	39.4	51	10.55	69	0
1953	49.4	44	59.1	53	39.8	41	11.10	56	0
1952	51.2	24	61.5	23	40.8	27	10.83	62	0
1951	47.3	88	56.6	95	38	80	5.50	144	0
1950	54.4	4	64	5	44.9	5	5.64	142	2
1949	54.9	3	63.6	7	46.3	3	10.21	78	0
1948	45.9	111	54.9	128	36.8	101	15.68	12	0
1947	49.7	40	59.2	50	39.9	39	5.95	139	1
1946	47.3	88	56	108	38.5	72	13.47	24	0
1945	46.5	102	55.5	121	37.4	94	8.44	103	0
1944	48.5	63	58	70	38.9	63	13.38	26	0
1943	48.2	72	57.6	78	38.9	63	8.38	106	0
1942	46.8	95	55.9	112	37.8	81	12.22	40	2
1941	47.1	90	56.1	106	38.2	76	7.77	119	0
1940	44	134	53.2	143	34.8	126	10.41	72	0
1939	51.5	20	61.2	25	41.8	18	12.35	39	0
1938	48.2	72	56.9	89	39.6	45	5.33	146	0
1937	52.8	8	60.8	31	44.9	5	15.95	11	0
1936	43.2	138	51.9	150	34.4	132	14.06	19	0
1935	47.7	83	56.8	92	38.7	67	7.63	122	0
1934	48.9	49	58.7	57	39.1	58	4.85	149	0
1933	52.7	9	61.9	17	43.5	8	10.91	58	0
1932	56.6	1	65.8	2	47.4	1	7.14	128	0
1931	46.9	91	56.3	104	37.6	90	8.29	108	0
1930	50.4	32	60	40	40.7	28	8.34	107	0
1929	48.7	59	57.1	85	40.3	32	14.43	16	0
1928	48.8	55	58.3	65	39.3	53	10.48	71	0
1927	51.5	20	60.8	31	42.1	16	4.77	151	0
1926	47.9	79	56.5	99	39.3	53	13.43	25	0
1925	50	34	58.8	55	41.2	20	11.20	55	0
1924	49.2	45	58.6	60	39.8	41	7.99	115	0
1923	49.9	35	58.6	60	41.2	20	8.44	103	0
1922	48.8	55	57.5	80	40.2	34	8.26	110	0
1921	49.2	45	58.1	68	40.3	32	11.56	49	0
1920	46.3	106	55.2	123	37.3	96	6.59	133	0
1919	49.6	41	58	70	41.1	23	10.73	67	0
1918	42.7	144	51.7	151	33.7	138	7.39	125	0
1917	49.5	43	59.7	44	39.3	53	5.46	145	0
1916	48.5	63	58	70	39	59	5.57	143	0
1915	47.6	84	55.9	112	39.3	53	13.77	22	0
1914	47.8	81	56.9	89	38.7	67	11.69	46	0
1913	52.2	11	61.1	27	43.2	9	8.92	97	0
1912	45.4	120	54.7	132	36.1	111	10.93	57	0
1911	48.2	72	58.1	68	38.3	74	3.78	154	0
1910	46	108	56	108	36	113	10.18	79	0
1909	51.7	19	61.1	27	42.3	12	6.58	134	0
1908	46.8	95	55.8	116	37.8	81	10.91	58	0
1907	48.4	66	57.8	76	39	59	6.93	129	0
1906	47.8	81	56.6	95	39	59	11.66	47	0
1905	42.9	141	52.2	149	33.6	139	8.98	96	0
1904	42.6	145	52.4	148	32.8	145	7.78	118	0
1903	48.9	49	58.2	67	39.6	45	10.23	76	0
1902	44	134	53.2	143	34.8	126	9.40	89	0
1901	45.2	123	54.2	135	36.3	109	11.38	52	0
1900	46.4	103	55.8	116	37	98	10.34	73	0
1899	46.4	103	55.1	124	37.8	81	8.74	99	0
1898	48.6	61	57.6	78	39.6	45	9.05	94	0
1897	46.9	91	55.7	119	38.2	76	11.23	54	0
1896	46.9	91	56.4	101	37.7	86	8.59	102	8
1895			53.5	142	35.3	119	7.96	116	16
1894			60.1	39	41	24	10.50	70	16
1893	46.2	107	55.6	120	36.8	101	6.23	137	8
1892							9.51	86	23
1891	49.8	37	59.4	47	40.7	28	6.61	132	6
1890			67.7	1	46.7	2	2.99	155	11
1889			54.9	128	38.9	63	14.43	16	12
1888	48.2	72	57.5	80	39	59	12.84	30	0
1887	47.9	79	57.5	80	38.2	76	9.33	92	0
1886	45.2	123	55.4	122	35	125	9.88	84	0
1885	48.9	49	58	70	39.8	41	11.42	51	0
1884	51.5	20	60.8	31	42.3	12	10.24	75	0
1883	48.4	66	57	86	40.1	35	12.44	37	2
1882	52.7	9	61.2	25	44.2	7	7.52	124	0
1881	45.3	121	53.7	140	36.9	99	9.38	90	0
1880	55	2	64.9	3	45.1	4	8.61	101	0
1879	45.1	126	54.2	135	36	113	9.45	88	0
1878	48.5	63	57.3	84	39.6	45	18.72	3	0
1877	44.8	129	54.4	134	35.3	119	9.50	87	0
1876	52.2	11	61.7	20	42.7	10	6.76	130	0
1875	46	108	55.1	124	36.6	106	10.16	80	4
1874							16.17	9	90
1873							13.78	21	90
1872							12.72	31	91

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	56.6
1880	55
1949	54.9
1950	54.4
2023	53.1
2020	52.9
1974	52.9
1937	52.8
1933	52.7
1882	52.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	42.4
1977	42.5
1904	42.6
1918	42.7
1978	42.8
1981	42.9
1905	42.9
1963	43
1970	43.1
1936	43.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	23.34
1983	20.21
1878	18.72
1982	17.93
2016	17.57
1987	17.19
2010	16.51
1995	16.31
1874	16.17
1964	15.97

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1890	2.99
1911	3.78
2012	4.52
2001	4.60
1927	4.77
1989	4.83
1934	4.85
2002	5.10
2005	5.26
1938	5.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 79°F; 20 February 2026
Coldest night: 14°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.18 in; 5 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 7.83 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest winter since 2025, 39th driest of 155.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Wilmington, NC: 79°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Wilmington, NC: a low of 14°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Wilmington, NC: 1.18 in on Friday 5 December 2025.