Climate averages 1991–2020
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Wilmington (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 159 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes July a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 12 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville (125 km away). In July its highs average 31.9°C, 2.2°C warmer than Wilmington (North Carolina), United States, with 118 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wilmington (North Carolina), United States ranks joint 275th of 498 for the warmest July highs and 490th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Wilmington (North Carolina), United States is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 159 mm to 183 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Fayetteville in JulyUnited States · 125 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 118 mm rain
- Greenville in JulyUnited States · 162 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 136 mm rain
- Raleigh in JulyUnited States · 182 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 116 mm rain
- Cary in JulyUnited States · 189 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 116 mm rain
- Durham in JulyUnited States · 214 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 110 mm rain
- North Charleston in JulyUnited States · 243 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 138 mm rain
- Charleston in JulyUnited States · 245 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 138 mm rain
- Greensboro in JulyUnited States · 264 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 101 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.