Wilmington (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Wilmington

Wilmington average temperature chart (Celsius) Wilmington average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Wilmington (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13 14.5 18.7 23.1 27 29.9 31.6 31.1 29.2 24.5 20.2 15.2
°F 55.3 58.2 65.7 73.6 80.6 85.8 88.8 88 84.6 76.1 68.3 59.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Wilmington monthly rainfall chart (mm) Wilmington monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Wilmington (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 96 94 101 74 109 144 203 174 139 71 80 92
inches 3.8 3.7 4 2.9 4.3 5.7 8 6.9 5.5 2.8 3.1 3.6
Rainy days 10 10 10 8 10 10 12 12 9 7 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Wilmington: 1333.433mm (525 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Wilmington

Wilmington average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Wilmington
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.4 7 8.2 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.6 8.8 8.2 7.9 7.1 6.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Wilmington average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Wilmington average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Wilmington (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.2 2.2 6.2 10.2 15.1 19.5 21.8 21.5 18.3 11.8 6.9 2.9
Max °C 13.3 14.9 19.1 23.5 27.3 30.2 31.8 31.4 29.5 24.8 20.5 15.6
Min °F 34.1 35.9 43.1 50.3 59.2 67 71.2 70.6 64.9 53.2 44.4 37.1
Max °F 45 47.3 54.7 62.2 70.2 76.6 80.2 79.5 75 64.9 56.7 48.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Wilmington average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Wilmington average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Wilmington in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20 19.2 19.7 21 23.4 26.3 28 28.1 26.9 24.5 22.4 21.3
°F 68 66.6 67.4 69.8 74.1 79.3 82.4 82.5 80.3 76.1 72.2 70.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Wilmington average winspeed by month (km/h) Wilmington average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Wilmington (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 17 17 15 14 13 13 14 14 15 16
mph 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Wilmington relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Wilmington
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 68% 69% 67% 74% 76% 78% 81% 80% 76% 73% 72%