Climate averages 1991–2020
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Wilmington (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 15.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 100 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville (125 km away). In October its highs average 22.4°C, about as warm as 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 225th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 409th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Wilmington (North Carolina), United States is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.7°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 100 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Fayetteville in OctoberUnited States · 125 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Greenville in OctoberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.0°C · 90 mm rain
- Raleigh in OctoberUnited States · 182 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 79 mm rain
- Cary in OctoberUnited States · 189 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 79 mm rain
- Durham in OctoberUnited States · 214 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.6°C · 79 mm rain
- North Charleston in OctoberUnited States · 243 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 101 mm rain
- Charleston in OctoberUnited States · 245 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 17.3°C · 101 mm rain
- Greensboro in OctoberUnited States · 264 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 80 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.