Wilmington Weather in September
Average highs run from 81°F on September 1 to 72°F on September 30, and lows from 61°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 8 wet days.
September day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
September at a glance
- Average high
- 77°F
- Average low
- 56°F
- Precipitation
- 3.25 in
- Record high
- 97°FSep 9, 1978
- Record low
- 32°FSep 23, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 06 min to 11 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 8.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | 81°F | 61°F | 92°F 2000 | 47°F 2009 | 26% | 0% |
| Sep 2 | 81°F | 60°F | 95°F 1984 | 46°F 2017 | 26% | 0% |
| Sep 3 | 81°F | 60°F | 93°F 2000 | 46°F 2009 | 26% | 0% |
| Sep 4 | 80°F | 60°F | 92°F 2026 | 46°F 2009 | 26% | 0% |
| Sep 5 | 80°F | 59°F | 93°F 1999 | 47°F 1982 | 26% | 0% |
| Sep 6 | 80°F | 59°F | 92°F 1983 | 45°F 1988 | 26% | 0% |
| Sep 7 | 80°F | 59°F | 95°F 1990 | 40°F 1986 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 8 | 80°F | 59°F | 93°F 1978 | 38°F 1986 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 9 | 79°F | 58°F | 97°F 1978 | 37°F 1986 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 10 | 79°F | 58°F | 95°F 1978 | 44°F 1976 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 11 | 79°F | 58°F | 95°F 1978 | 45°F 1993 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 12 | 79°F | 57°F | 94°F 2000 | 45°F 1993 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 13 | 78°F | 57°F | 95°F 1991 | 39°F 2014 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 14 | 78°F | 56°F | 94°F 1991 | 38°F 2014 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 15 | 78°F | 56°F | 91°F 1994 | 41°F 2014 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 16 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 1994 | 41°F 1984 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 17 | 77°F | 55°F | 88°F 2018 | 41°F 1984 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 18 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 1988 | 38°F 1991 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 19 | 77°F | 54°F | 89°F 2000 | 39°F 1991 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 20 | 76°F | 54°F | 92°F 1978 | 39°F 1991 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 21 | 76°F | 54°F | 94°F 2018 | 37°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 22 | 75°F | 53°F | 91°F 2017 | 33°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 23 | 75°F | 53°F | 93°F 2017 | 32°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 24 | 75°F | 52°F | 93°F 2017 | 32°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 25 | 74°F | 52°F | 89°F 2010 | 35°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 26 | 74°F | 52°F | 90°F 1986 | 35°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 27 | 73°F | 51°F | 91°F 1998 | 36°F 1991 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 28 | 73°F | 51°F | 88°F 2021 | 40°F 1981 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 29 | 72°F | 50°F | 85°F 1986 | 36°F 1984 | 27% | 0% |
| Sep 30 | 72°F | 50°F | 88°F 2025 | 34°F 1984 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- September 1
- sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
- September 30
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111420 (Channahon Dresden Isl Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114530, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.