Climate averages 1991–2020
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States weather
in November.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Wilmington (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 17.9°C and nights cool to about 10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 89 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 25 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville (125 km away). In November its highs average 17.0°C, 0.9°C cooler than Wilmington (North Carolina), United States, with 80 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wilmington (North Carolina), United States ranks joint 188th of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 405th of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Wilmington (North Carolina), United States is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.5°C to 14.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 89 mm to 97 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Fayetteville in NovemberUnited States · 125 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 80 mm rain
- Greenville in NovemberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 7.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Raleigh in NovemberUnited States · 182 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 6.5°C · 85 mm rain
- Cary in NovemberUnited States · 189 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 6.4°C · 85 mm rain
- Durham in NovemberUnited States · 214 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.6°C · 85 mm rain
- North Charleston in NovemberUnited States · 243 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.7°C · 65 mm rain
- Charleston in NovemberUnited States · 245 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 65 mm rain
- Greensboro in NovemberUnited States · 264 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 83 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.