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Wilmington October Weather

Averages and records for weather in Wilmington, Delaware in the month of October.

Typical Wilmington October Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	66.8 °F
Average daily low	47.1 °F
Average monthly precipitation	3.7 inches
Average monthly snow	0.0 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	28.6%
Daily chance of snow	0.11%

Wilmington October Weather Records 1894–2024
Highest temperature	98 °F	October 2, 2019
Lowest temperature	23 °F	October 28, 1936
Highest daily low	73 °F	October 9, 2017
Lowest daily high	39 °F	October 30, 2002
Hottest average high temperature	73.5 °F	2007
Coldest average high temperature	59.2 °F	1925
Most daily precipitation	3.8 inches	October 29, 2012
Most monthly precipitation	8.0 inches	1995
Most daily snow	3.0 inches	October 31, 1925
Most monthly snow	3.0 inches	1925

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
October 1	72.7	53.2	90	31
October 2	72.4	52.8	98	34
October 3	71.9	52.4	88	32
October 4	71.6	52.0	88	30
October 5	71.2	51.6	94	33
October 6	70.7	51.3	93	30
October 7	70.4	50.8	93	35
October 8	69.9	50.4	88	33
October 9	69.6	50.0	87	31
October 10	69.2	49.6	89	33
October 11	68.8	49.1	87	29
October 12	68.3	48.7	87	30
October 13	67.9	48.3	87	32
October 14	67.5	47.9	87	30
October 15	67.2	47.5	87	31
October 16	66.8	47.2	84	29
October 17	66.5	46.8	85	33
October 18	66.1	46.5	83	28
October 19	65.7	46.2	87	28
October 20	65.4	45.8	82	27
October 21	64.9	45.4	85	25
October 22	64.5	45.0	81	26
October 23	64.2	44.7	86	28
October 24	63.7	44.2	82	24
October 25	63.2	43.7	79	30
October 26	62.8	43.3	77	26
October 27	62.5	42.9	79	26
October 28	62.2	42.6	83	23
October 29	61.7	42.1	78	26
October 30	61.3	41.7	79	26
October 31	60.9	41.4	82	25

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	New Castle Airport	location
1932–1947	Wilmington Porter Research	location
1894–1931	Wilmington City Hall	location