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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:

Thursday
Sep 18
H: 81°   L: 62°

Broken clouds

Friday
Sep 19
H: 86°   L: 64°

Few clouds

Saturday
Sep 20
H: 84°   L: 64°

Few clouds

Sunday
Sep 21
H: 81°   L: 65°

Broken clouds

Monday
Sep 22
H: 81°   L: 64°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Sep 23
H: 84°   L: 65°

Broken clouds

Wednesday
Sep 24
H: 71°   L: 65°

Moderate rain

Thursday
Sep 25
H: 84°   L: 66°

Overcast clouds

Friday
Sep 26
H: 88°   L: 68°

Thunderstorm with rain

Saturday
Sep 27
H: 84°   L: 69°

Thunderstorm with rain

Sunday
Sep 28
H: 82°   L: 67°

Heavy rain

Monday
Sep 29
H: 85°   L: 67°

Few clouds

Tuesday
Sep 30
H: 85°   L: 68°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
Oct 01
H: 87°   L: 68°

Few clouds

Thursday
Oct 02
H: 77°   L: 68°

Scattered clouds

Friday
Oct 03
H: 73°   L: 61°

Broken clouds

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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