Wilmington Weather in December
Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 19 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 29°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 3.50 in
- Snowfall
- 22.7 in
- Record high
- 63°FDec 6, 2001
- Record low
- -39°FDec 30, 1917
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 06 min to 8 h 55 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 33°F | 19°F | 60°F 1934 | -18°F 1936 | 57% | 32% |
| Dec 2 | 33°F | 19°F | 59°F 2006 | -17°F 1989 | 57% | 33% |
| Dec 3 | 33°F | 18°F | 56°F 1982 | -17°F 1976 | 58% | 33% |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 18°F | 59°F 1982 | -26°F 1940 | 58% | 34% |
| Dec 5 | 32°F | 17°F | 62°F 1941 | -17°F 1940 | 58% | 35% |
| Dec 6 | 32°F | 17°F | 63°F 2001 | -11°F 1940 | 58% | 35% |
| Dec 7 | 31°F | 17°F | 62°F 1998 | -15°F 1926 | 59% | 36% |
| Dec 8 | 31°F | 16°F | 58°F 1951 | -17°F 1989 | 59% | 36% |
| Dec 9 | 31°F | 16°F | 55°F 1966 | -20°F 2002 | 59% | 36% |
| Dec 10 | 30°F | 16°F | 60°F 1966 | -18°F 1910 | 59% | 37% |
| Dec 11 | 30°F | 15°F | 60°F 1966 | -24°F 1960 | 59% | 37% |
| Dec 12 | 30°F | 15°F | 58°F 1899 | -30°F 1988 | 59% | 38% |
| Dec 13 | 29°F | 14°F | 57°F 1923 | -22°F 1982 | 59% | 38% |
| Dec 14 | 29°F | 14°F | 52°F 1992 | -29°F 1976 | 59% | 38% |
| Dec 15 | 29°F | 14°F | 52°F 1975 | -22°F 1989 | 60% | 39% |
| Dec 16 | 28°F | 13°F | 53°F 1992 | -29°F 1917 | 60% | 39% |
| Dec 17 | 28°F | 13°F | 56°F 2021 | -27°F 1932 | 60% | 39% |
| Dec 18 | 28°F | 13°F | 53°F 1921 | -26°F 1919 | 60% | 40% |
| Dec 19 | 27°F | 12°F | 50°F 1929 | -21°F 1985 | 60% | 40% |
| Dec 20 | 27°F | 12°F | 53°F 1988 | -36°F 1942 | 61% | 40% |
| Dec 21 | 27°F | 12°F | 55°F 1918 | -28°F 1942 | 61% | 41% |
| Dec 22 | 27°F | 12°F | 55°F 1990 | -22°F 1955 | 61% | 41% |
| Dec 23 | 26°F | 11°F | 58°F 1949 | -26°F 1989 | 61% | 41% |
| Dec 24 | 26°F | 11°F | 52°F 1941 | -25°F 1943 | 61% | 41% |
| Dec 25 | 26°F | 11°F | 55°F 2020 | -31°F 1980 | 61% | 42% |
| Dec 26 | 26°F | 10°F | 58°F 1964 | -33°F 1914 | 61% | 42% |
| Dec 27 | 25°F | 10°F | 55°F 1964 | -31°F 1993 | 61% | 42% |
| Dec 28 | 25°F | 10°F | 58°F 2008 | -22°F 1950 | 61% | 42% |
| Dec 29 | 25°F | 10°F | 57°F 1982 | -28°F 1917 | 61% | 42% |
| Dec 30 | 25°F | 9°F | 54°F 1984 | -39°F 1917 | 61% | 43% |
| Dec 31 | 25°F | 9°F | 53°F 2010 | -35°F 1917 | 61% | 43% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:17 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304555 (Lake Placid 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304555, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.