Partly cloudy throughout the day.
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Race Overview
The Novant Health Wilmington, NC Marathon brings you world class shopping, beautiful beaches, famous restaurants and a historic downtown waterfront. Runners will begin their journey from Wrightsville Beach and end downtown Wilmington. For more information and all of the questions you need answered, visit www.wilmingtonncmarathon.com
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Wilmington Marathon?
The 2026 Wilmington Marathon will be held on Saturday February 28, 2026.
Is the Wilmington Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Wilmington Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
Wilmington Marathon Weather History
Wilmington Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 55°, Average Low: 47°, Average High: 64°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 50° | 53° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° |
| Feel | 48° | 53° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 60° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 6mph | 7mph | 8mph | 7mph | 9mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 45° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 46° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2025
Feb 22, 2025
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 22°, High: 50°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 22° | 31° | 36° | 43° | 45° | 48° | 48° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 5mph | 5mph | 3mph | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 24° | 25° | 22° | 19° | 17° | 26° | 28° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2024
Feb 24, 2024
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 44°, High: 63°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 44° | 53° | 56° | 60° | 62° | 62° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 9mph | 8mph | 10mph | 13mph | 17mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 44° | 44° | 41° | 39° | 37° | 33° | 31° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2023
Feb 25, 2023
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 50°, High: 61°, Light Rain
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 50° | 50° | 51° | 52° | 53° | 55° | 57° |
| Rain | light | light | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 7mph | 9mph | 7mph | 7mph | 0mph | 0mph |
| Dew | 45° | 45° | 46° | 46° | 47° | 48° | 49° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2022
Feb 26, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 44°, High: 63°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 53° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 53° | 51° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 13mph | 16mph | 12mph | 13mph | 11mph | 14mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 42° | 40° | 39° | 40° | 39° | 40° | 40° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2021
Apr 17, 2021
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 55°, High: 68°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 59° | 62° | 62° | 64° | 65° | 66° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 9mph | 9mph | 9mph | 8mph | 5mph | 8mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 43° | 42° | 45° | 46° | 45° | 49° | 51° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2019
Mar 9, 2019
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 48°, High: 60°
| Time | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 50° | 52° | 53° | 57° | 59° | 60° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 5mph | 8mph | 10mph | 11mph | 13mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 47° | 48° | 50° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 51° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2018
Mar 17, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 42°, High: 74°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 48° | 59° | 60° | 62° | 68° | 70° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 4mph | 7mph | 4mph | 5mph | 10mph | 14mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 47° | 51° | 50° | 52° | 51° | 47° | 47° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2017
Mar 25, 2017
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 73°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 63° | 68° | 69° | 70° | 72° | 73° | 71° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 6mph | 9mph | 13mph | 9mph | 14mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 55° | 54° | 53° | 51° | 49° | 50° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2016
Mar 20, 2016
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain in the morning and afternoon.
Low: 46°, High: 53°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 42° | 44° | 44° | 46° | 43° | 47° | 48° |
| Rain | - | moderate | heavy | moderate | light | light | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 6mph | 7mph | 1mph | 10mph | 8mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 43° | 44° | 44° | 45° | 44° | 45° | 45° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2015
Mar 22, 2015
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 49°, High: 63°, Light Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 56° | 58° | 60° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 62° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 6mph | 0mph | 1mph | 4mph | 4mph | 4mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 54° | 53° | 54° | 54° | 53° | 51° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2014
Mar 16, 2014
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 49°, High: 57°, Heavy Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 54° | 56° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 55° | 55° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | light | light | light |
| Wind | 3mph | 0mph | 4mph | 1mph | 8mph | 7mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 45° | 47° | 50° | 48° | 49° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2013
Mar 17, 2013
Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Low: 51°, High: 69°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 60° | 66° | 69° | 69° | 69° | 62° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 11mph | 10mph | 2mph | 12mph | 15mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 47° | 48° | 47° | 47° | 49° | 50° | 49° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2012
Mar 18, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain clearing later.
Low: 60°, High: 74°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 60° | 60° | 60° | 62° | 64° | 70° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 1mph | 4mph | 4mph | 0mph | 1mph | 1mph |
| Dew | 59° | 59° | 59° | 60° | 61° | 61° | 60° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2011
Mar 20, 2011
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 48°, High: 61°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 52° | 55° | 57° | 60° | 60° | 61° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 11mph | 15mph | 14mph | 11mph | 10mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 42° | 42° | 40° | 36° | 34° | 39° | 41° |
| RunScore |
Wilmington Marathon 2010
Mar 21, 2010
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 47°, High: 68°
| Time | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | |||||||
| Feel | 61° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 3mph | 8mph | 8mph | 9mph | 10mph | 12mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° |
| RunScore |