Climate averages 1991–2020
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States weather
in February.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Wilmington (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 14.2°C and nights cool to about 6.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 88 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville (125 km away). In February its highs average 13.2°C, 1.0°C cooler than Wilmington (North Carolina), United States, with 82 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wilmington (North Carolina), United States ranks joint 224th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 376th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Wilmington (North Carolina), United States is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 88 mm to 101 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Fayetteville in FebruaryUnited States · 125 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 3.1°C · 82 mm rain
- Greenville in FebruaryUnited States · 162 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low 2.8°C · 79 mm rain
- Raleigh in FebruaryUnited States · 182 kmHigh 11.9°C · Low 2.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Cary in FebruaryUnited States · 189 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 2.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Durham in FebruaryUnited States · 214 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 1.2°C · 81 mm rain
- North Charleston in FebruaryUnited States · 243 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 7.2°C · 84 mm rain
- Charleston in FebruaryUnited States · 245 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 8.4°C · 84 mm rain
- Greensboro in FebruaryUnited States · 264 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 0.6°C · 81 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.