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Wilmington, NC Weather & Climate Normals

What a normal year in Wilmington actually looks like

Strongly seasonal
51 /100

On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Wilmington, NC, the comfort score comes out to 51/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.

How much Wilmington's weather actually swings

Average temperatures in Wilmington run from 47°F in Jan up to 82°F in Jul, a 34.7°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.

How wet Wilmington actually gets

Over a typical year, Wilmington sees about 60.15in of precipitation a year across roughly 122 days with measurable rain or snow, with 0.9in of snow a year.

Wilmington against the rest of the country

Out of 4876 cities scored here, Wilmington comes in at 1428; within NC alone it ranks 45 of 147. Population is about 125,284.

Checking the actual forecast

These figures come from WILMINGTON INTL AP, NC US, the NOAA station 4.1 miles from Wilmington, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.

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More on how this is worked out

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