As of 21:18 EDT

Wilmington, NC weather in May

80°

Wilmington, Saturday, 8 August, 21:18

Overcast. Feels like 80°. High 89°, low 74°.

Pressure30.09 inHg

Wind6.8 mph S

Humidity87%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point75°

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In May, Wilmington, NC averages a high of 76.8° and a low of 63.6°. About 4.0 inches of precipitation fall over the month (11 wet days). The record high is 99.3° (2019) and the record low 45.5° (1978). Normals are computed over the last 60 years.

Day	High	Low	Chance of precip.	Record high	Record low
1	73.9°	60.1°	28%	84° (1974)	48.7° (1999)
2	74.5°	60.4°	30%	84.2° (2025)	45.7° (1963)
3	75°	61°	37%	83.7° (2002)	45.5° (1978)
4	73.9°	60.4°	35%	86.2° (2021)	47.8° (1986)
5	73.6°	60.3°	38%	85.6° (2021)	51.1° (1997)
6	74.8°	60.3°	33%	84.7° (1977)	48.2° (1973)
7	75.4°	60.8°	25%	85.8° (2024)	47.3° (2005)
8	75.2°	61.3°	33%	90° (2024)	46.6° (1989)
9	74.8°	62.1°	38%	88.2° (2023)	49.6° (2020)
10	75.2°	61.3°	25%	86.9° (1963)	46.2° (2020)
11	75.7°	61.9°	23%	88.5° (2017)	46.8° (1977)
12	75.9°	62.1°	25%	84.6° (1967)	47.8° (2020)
13	76.3°	63.1°	40%	87.6° (2000)	47.3° (2021)
14	75.9°	63°	35%	87.3° (1970)	52.2° (2013)
15	75.9°	63.7°	40%	90.3° (1962)	50.5° (2021)
16	76.6°	63.5°	35%	91° (2025)	51.8° (2021)
17	76.8°	63.9°	37%	89.1° (2025)	50.5° (1984)
18	77.5°	63.9°	37%	88.9° (2019)	52° (1973)
19	77.2°	64°	35%	88.5° (1962)	51.6° (1976)
20	78.1°	64.8°	38%	91.8° (2022)	52.5° (2002)
21	77.9°	65.3°	45%	91.2° (2025)	52° (1994)
22	77.9°	64.4°	25%	87.8° (2025)	52.7° (2005)
23	78.4°	65.1°	40%	91.2° (2021)	52.9° (2002)
24	79°	65.8°	35%	95.2° (2019)	52.5° (1967)
25	78.4°	66°	38%	89.6° (1975)	50.7° (1967)
26	78.6°	66.2°	43%	97.2° (2019)	53.1° (1979)
27	79°	66.4°	37%	94.6° (2019)	52.3° (1961)
28	79.2°	67.3°	52%	94.1° (2019)	51.1° (1961)
29	79.9°	67.5°	48%	99.3° (2019)	55.8° (1961)
30	79.3°	67.1°	48%	92.7° (2019)	55° (1984)
31	80.2°	67.5°	33%	92.1° (2011)	53.2° (1984)