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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:

Monday
Apr 21
H: 84°   L: 63°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Apr 22
H: 81°   L: 63°

Thunderstorm with rain

Wednesday
Apr 23
H: 76°   L: 63°

Thunderstorm with rain

Thursday
Apr 24
H: 78°   L: 58°

Moderate rain

Friday
Apr 25
H: 76°   L: 60°

Thunderstorm with rain

Saturday
Apr 26
H: 80°   L: 62°

Broken clouds

Sunday
Apr 27
H: 69°   L: 52°

Broken clouds

Monday
Apr 28
H: 68°   L: 45°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Apr 29
H: 85°   L: 54°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
Apr 30
H: 88°   L: 66°

Thunderstorm with rain

Thursday
May 01
H: 74°   L: 55°

Moderate rain

Friday
May 02
H: 67°   L: 55°

Moderate rain

Saturday
May 03
H: 57°   L: 51°

Moderate rain

Sunday
May 04
H: 59°   L: 52°

Moderate rain

Monday
May 05
H: 70°   L: 57°

Moderate rain

Tuesday
May 06
H: 74°   L: 60°

Light rain

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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