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Weather & Average Temperatures

Plan for Durham's weather and climate with confidence using these resources.

We can’t actually say it feels like spring year-round, but Durham is beautiful no matter when you arrive.

Climate & Weather

Latitude: 35° 52' N
Longitude: 78° 47' W
Time Zone: Eastern

Temperatures here are very pleasant, allowing for outdoor activities almost year-round. Seasonal temperatures fall into the following ranges:

Friday
Oct 10
H: 70°   L: 52°

Broken clouds

Saturday
Oct 11
H: 69°   L: 55°

Moderate rain

Sunday
Oct 12
H: 68°   L: 60°

Moderate rain

Monday
Oct 13
H: 73°   L: 56°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Oct 14
H: 74°   L: 55°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
Oct 15
H: 75°   L: 55°

Few clouds

Thursday
Oct 16
H: 70°   L: 52°

Scattered clouds

Friday
Oct 17
H: 67°   L: 46°

Scattered clouds

Saturday
Oct 18
H: 69°   L: 46°

Few clouds

Sunday
Oct 19
H: 60°   L: 53°

Moderate rain

Monday
Oct 20
H: 61°   L: 55°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Oct 21
H: 62°   L: 49°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
Oct 22
H: 66°   L: 55°

Broken clouds

Thursday
Oct 23
H: 74°   L: 59°

Broken clouds

Friday
Oct 24
H: 70°   L: 59°

Clear Sky

Saturday
Oct 25
H: 71°   L: 54°

Clear Sky

High

Low

Rain

Month

F

C

F

C

inches per month

January

48

9.0

27

-3

3.89"

February

53

12

30

-1

3.54"

March

61

16

35

2

4.76"

April

71

22

44

7

3.46"

May

77

25

54

12

3.87"

June

84

29

64

18

4.32"

July

87

31

68

20

4.25"

August

86

30

66

19

5.15"

September

79

26

59

15

4.09"

October

70

21

46

8

3.62"

November

61

16

37

3

3.50"

December

52

11

29

-2

3.48"

Annual Average

69.1

20.1

46.6

8.2

3.99'

F=Fahrenheit, C=Celsius

National Weather Service
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