Wilmington, NC: Climate and Weather (2024)

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Wilmington, NC

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	45	43	+2
July	83	79	+4

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	10	11	-1
Winter: Freezing Days	10	12	-2

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	160	217	-57
Cloudy Days	205	148	+57

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
July	14	15	-1

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	125	132	-7
Snow Days	0	7	-7

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Wilmington, NC

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	72	68	+4%
July	79	61	+18%

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Is Wilmington, NC, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	34	45	58
February	36	49	59
March	43	54	68
April	51	63	77
May	59	71	85
June	68	79	91
July	73	83	93
August	73	83	92
September	68	77	88
October	54	67	79
November	46	59	71
December	37	48	60

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	0	1	-1
May	2	3	-1
June	8	8	No difference
July	14	13	+1
August	9	12	-3
September	2	6	-4
October	0	2	-2
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	12	13	-1
February	8	10	-2
March	4	7	-3
April	0	2	-2
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	2	-2
November	4	6	-2
December	9	12	-3

Wilmington, NC: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	13	17	-4
February	12	16	-4
March	13	17	-4
April	13	17	-4
May	14	18	-4
June	12	19	-7
July	12	20	-8
August	12	20	-8
September	14	19	-5
October	17	19	-2
November	15	18	-3
December	13	17	-4

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	18	14	+4
February	16	12	+4
March	18	14	+4
April	17	13	+4
May	17	13	+4
June	18	11	+7
July	19	11	+8
August	19	11	+8
September	16	11	+5
October	14	12	+2
November	15	12	+3
December	18	14	+4

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	10	No difference
February	11	11	No difference
March	12	12	No difference
April	13	13	No difference
May	14	14	No difference
June	15	15	No difference
July	14	15	-1
August	13	14	-1
September	13	13	No difference
October	11	12	-1
November	10	10	No difference
December	10	10	No difference

Wilmington, NC: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	9	+1
February	8	8	No difference
March	8	9	-1
April	10	7	+3
May	10	7	+3
June	10	7	+3
July	14	7	+7
August	17	6	+11
September	10	7	+3
October	10	7	+3
November	10	8	+2
December	8	8	No difference

Average Number of Snow Days

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	2	-2
February	0	2	-2
March	0	1	-1
April	0	0	No difference
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	0	No difference
November	0	1	-1
December	0	2	-2

Average Humidity (%)

	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	72	68	+4%
February	70	66	+4%
March	69	63	+6%
April	68	59	+9%
May	74	61	+13%
June	77	60	+17%
July	79	61	+18%
August	79	62	+17%
September	77	63	+14%
October	73	63	+10%
November	72	65	+7%
December	72	68	+4%

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