Climate averages 1991–2020
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Wilmington (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 82 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 01 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville (125 km away). In April its highs average 22.5°C, 1.5°C warmer than Wilmington (North Carolina), United States, with 85 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wilmington (North Carolina), United States ranks joint 212th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 231st of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Wilmington (North Carolina), United States is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 82 mm to 93 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.8°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 91 | 9.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.2°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 88 | 8.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 101 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 21.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 82 | 8.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 93 | 10.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 28.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 125 | 14.5 | 14.414 h |
| July | 29.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 159 | 17.6 | 14.214 h |
| August | 29.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 183 | 17.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 26.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 166 | 13.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 100 | 8.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 89 | 8.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 14.5°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 97 | 9.1 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Fayetteville in AprilUnited States · 125 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 85 mm rain
- Greenville in AprilUnited States · 162 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 80 mm rain
- Raleigh in AprilUnited States · 182 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 90 mm rain
- Cary in AprilUnited States · 189 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Durham in AprilUnited States · 214 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 89 mm rain
- North Charleston in AprilUnited States · 243 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Charleston in AprilUnited States · 245 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 15.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Greensboro in AprilUnited States · 264 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 89 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Wilmington) is explained once on the Wilmington (North Carolina), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.