Weather in Wilmington in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Wilmington;
Average weather
Average temperature in Wilmington in January
Going from a maximum of +75°F during the day to a minimum of +28°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +63°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +63°F.
Is Wilmington warm or cold in January?
Wilmington is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +59°F to +55°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +45°F to +41°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Wilmington, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Wilmington in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +59°F | +55°F | +59°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°F | 0°F | +16°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +79°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 95 mm | 93 mm | 91 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 70% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +59°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +55°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 95 mm to 93 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in December to 10 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Wilmington is gradually decreasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Wilmington?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Wilmington in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+69°F) and the highest in 2019 (+75°F). The driest year was 2007 with only 840 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 2153 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Wilmington, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
