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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:

Tuesday
Mar 18
H: 69°   L: 37°

Few clouds

Wednesday
Mar 19
H: 77°   L: 43°

Few clouds

Thursday
Mar 20
H: 70°   L: 47°

Thunderstorm with rain

Friday
Mar 21
H: 62°   L: 35°

Few clouds

Saturday
Mar 22
H: 66°   L: 42°

Scattered clouds

Sunday
Mar 23
H: 66°   L: 41°

Few clouds

Monday
Mar 24
H: 70°   L: 53°

Overcast clouds

Tuesday
Mar 25
H: 60°   L: 47°

Broken clouds

Wednesday
Mar 26
H: 55°   L: 42°

Light shower rain

Thursday
Mar 27
H: 57°   L: 36°

Few clouds

Friday
Mar 28
H: 57°   L: 46°

Overcast clouds

Saturday
Mar 29
H: 61°   L: 47°

Broken clouds

Sunday
Mar 30
H: 67°   L: 48°

Scattered clouds

Monday
Mar 31
H: 67°   L: 57°

Overcast clouds

Tuesday
Apr 01
H: 64°   L: 53°

Heavy rain

Wednesday
Apr 02
H: 61°   L: 49°

Overcast 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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