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Holiday weather history: Wilmington (North Carolina), NC

What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Wilmington (North Carolina) weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.

Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 74°F, low 50°F; rain or snow in 13% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 68%.

🎃 Halloween weather in Wilmington (North Carolina) (Oct 31)

74°F / 50°Ftypical high / low

13%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

0%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

0%had measurable snowfall

68%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Halloween: 85°F (2004). Coldest high: 61°F (2002); coldest low 32°F (2008). Wettest: 0.20 in (1995). The median Halloween high was 75°F in 1995–2009 and 74°F in 2010–2025 (-1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	10-31	67°F	45°F	0.00 in
2024	10-31	81°F	57°F	0.00 in
2023	10-31	67°F	49°F	0.00 in
2022	10-31	77°F	56°F	0.01 in
2021	10-31	75°F	53°F	0.00 in
2020	10-31	69°F	50°F	0.00 in
2019	10-31	83°F	73°F	0.05 in
2018	10-31	74°F	43°F	0.00 in
2017	10-31	74°F	41°F	0.00 in
2016	10-31	77°F	58°F	0.00 in

🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Wilmington (North Carolina) (4th Thursday of Nov)

65°F / 42°Ftypical high / low

26%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

3%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

0%had measurable snowfall

0%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

65%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Thanksgiving: 78°F (2020). Coldest high: 46°F (2002); coldest low 27°F (1996). Wettest: 0.68 in (1999). The median Thanksgiving high was 65°F in 1995–2009 and 64°F in 2010–2025 (-1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	11-27	62°F	38°F	0.00 in
2024	11-28	74°F	53°F	0.20 in
2023	11-23	61°F	42°F	0.00 in
2022	11-24	70°F	50°F	0.00 in
2021	11-25	67°F	30°F	0.00 in
2020	11-26	78°F	61°F	0.08 in
2019	11-28	65°F	46°F	0.00 in
2018	11-22	55°F	38°F	0.00 in
2017	11-23	50°F	42°F	0.00 in
2016	11-24	77°F	46°F	0.00 in

🎄 Christmas Day weather in Wilmington (North Carolina) (Dec 25)

59°F / 38°Ftypical high / low

42%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

16%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

0%had measurable snowfall

0%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

35%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Christmas Day: 80°F (2015). Coldest high: 37°F (1998); coldest low 22°F (2022). Wettest: 2.26 in (2006). The median Christmas Day high was 57°F in 1995–2009 and 62°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	12-25	74°F	41°F	0.00 in
2024	12-25	55°F	35°F	0.00 in
2023	12-25	68°F	45°F	0.04 in
2022	12-25	45°F	22°F	0.00 in
2021	12-25	73°F	55°F	0.00 in
2020	12-25	61°F	31°F	0.01 in
2019	12-25	67°F	42°F	0.00 in
2018	12-25	56°F	29°F	0.00 in
2017	12-25	57°F	38°F	0.00 in
2016	12-25	63°F	45°F	0.00 in

🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Wilmington (North Carolina) (Dec 31)

64°F / 40°Ftypical high / low

16%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

6%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

0%had measurable snowfall

0%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

74%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest New Year's Eve: 78°F (2021). Coldest high: 40°F (2000); coldest low 22°F (2000). Wettest: 0.77 in (2009). The median New Year's Eve high was 64°F in 1995–2009 and 62°F in 2010–2025 (-2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	12-31	51°F	25°F	0.00 in
2024	12-31	73°F	41°F	0.00 in
2023	12-31	59°F	32°F	0.00 in
2022	12-31	75°F	58°F	0.05 in
2021	12-31	78°F	63°F	0.00 in
2020	12-31	74°F	64°F	0.30 in
2019	12-31	61°F	48°F	0.00 in
2018	12-31	70°F	56°F	0.00 in
2017	12-31	41°F	29°F	0.00 in
2016	12-31	59°F	26°F	0.00 in

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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00013748 (34.267, -77.900). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.