| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 57.1 | 36.2 | 83 | 5 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| February | 60.2 | 38.2 | 86 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| March | 66.4 | 43.9 | 94 | 9 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 74.5 | 52.4 | 95 | 28 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 81.0 | 61.0 | 101 | 35 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| June | 86.9 | 69.1 | 104 | 48 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| July | 89.8 | 72.9 | 103 | 54 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| August | 88.2 | 71.6 | 103 | 55 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| September | 83.8 | 66.6 | 100 | 42 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| October | 76.0 | 55.5 | 98 | 27 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 67.2 | 44.7 | 87 | 16 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 60.2 | 38.9 | 82 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Entire year | 74.4 | 54.3 | 104 | 0 | 60.1 | 1.0 |
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More Wilmington Weather Records
1870–2024
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| Highest daily low | 83 °F | August 9, 2007 |
| Lowest daily high | 16 °F | December 30, 1917 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
47 °F | January 20, 1985 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
43 °F | Feb 13–14, 1916 |
| Most daily precipitation | 13.4 inches | September 15, 1999 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 24.1 inches | September 2018 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 102.4 inches | 2018 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 151 | 1875 |
| Earliest snow in season | November 20 | 1879 |
| Latest snow in season | March 31 | 1915 |
| Most daily snow | 11.1 inches | February 18, 1896 |
| Most monthly snow | 15.3 inches | December 1989 |
| Most yearly snow | 19.4 inches | 1912 |
| Most snow in a winter | 18.4 inches | 1911–1912 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 13.0 inches | December 25, 1989 |
| Earliest freeze | October 27 | 1962 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | March 23 | 1907 |
| Earliest day ≥ 100 °F | May 26 | 2019 |
| Latest freeze | April 20 | 1983 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 17 | 1966 |
| Latest day ≥ 100 °F | September 4 | 1925 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 68 | 2010 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 190 | 1985 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 77 | 2019 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 7 | 2012 |
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Wilmington Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 14 days | Jul 22 – Aug 4, 2018 |
| Without precipitation | 42 days | Sep 4 – Oct 15, 1931 |
| With snow | 3 days | Dec 22–24, 1989 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
5 days | Feb 10–14, 1899 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 125 days | May 25 – Sep 26, 2010 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 23 days | Aug 7–29, 1900 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 3 days | Jun 29 – Jul 1, 2012 |