| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 41.2 | 25.4 | 75 | -14 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
| February | 43.9 | 26.8 | 78 | -15 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| March | 52.3 | 33.7 | 86 | 2 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| April | 64.0 | 43.3 | 97 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| May | 73.3 | 53.3 | 98 | 30 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| June | 82.0 | 62.8 | 102 | 40 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| July | 86.6 | 68.1 | 103 | 48 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| August | 84.7 | 66.5 | 107 | 43 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 78.3 | 59.2 | 100 | 32 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| October | 66.8 | 47.1 | 98 | 23 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 55.7 | 37.2 | 85 | 11 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| December | 45.8 | 30.1 | 75 | -7 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Entire year | 64.7 | 46.2 | 107 | -15 | 45.3 | 20.2 |
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More Wilmington Weather Records
1894–2024
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| Highest daily low | 84 °F | August 7, 1918 |
| Lowest daily high | 4 °F | January 19, 1994 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
50 °F | May 14, 1940 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
46 °F | Jan 6–7, 2014 |
| Most daily precipitation | 8.3 inches | September 16, 1999 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 14.9 inches | August 1911 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 61.4 inches | 2018 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 149 | 2003 |
| Earliest snow in season | October 10 | 1979 |
| Latest snow in season | April 20 | 1983 |
| Most daily snow | 22.0 inches | January 7, 1996 |
| Most monthly snow | 46.9 inches | February 2010 |
| Most yearly snow | 57.0 inches | 2010 |
| Most snow in a winter | 72.7 inches | 2009–2010 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 25.0 inches | February 18, 2003 |
| Earliest freeze | October 1 | 1947 |
| Earliest day ≥ 80 °F | March 8 | 2000 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | April 10 | 2013 |
| Earliest day ≥ 100 °F | June 1 | 1895 |
| Latest freeze | May 1 | 1978 |
| Latest day ≥ 80 °F | November 15 | 1993 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 7 | 2007 |
| Latest day ≥ 100 °F | September 11 | 1983 |
| Most days in a year < 0 °F | 7 | 1979 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 112 | 1943 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 122 | 1895 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 59 | 1895 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 6 | 1896 |
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Wilmington Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 16 days | May 16–31, 1894 |
| Without precipitation | 34 days | Jan 7 – Feb 9, 1909 |
| With snow | 5 days | Jan 24–28, 2004 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
15 days | Feb 5–19, 1979 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 72 days | Jul 5 – Sep 14, 2016 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 16 days | Aug 3–18, 1895 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 3 days | Jul 9–11, 1936 |