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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
Jul 26
H: 82°   L: 72°

Overcast clouds

Saturday
Jul 27
H: 86°   L: 68°

Broken clouds

Sunday
Jul 28
H: 87°   L: 66°

Few clouds

Monday
Jul 29
H: 87°   L: 70°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Jul 30
H: 84°   L: 70°

Thunderstorm with rain

Wednesday
Jul 31
H: 93°   L: 72°

Thunderstorm with rain

Thursday
Aug 01
H: 94°   L: 71°

Few clouds

Friday
Aug 02
H: 93°   L: 73°

Scattered clouds

Saturday
Aug 03
H: 96°   L: 72°

Thunderstorm with rain

Sunday
Aug 04
H: 94°   L: 72°

Broken clouds

Monday
Aug 05
H: 87°   L: 70°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Aug 06
H: 91°   L: 71°

Clear Sky

Wednesday
Aug 07
H: 83°   L: 70°

Thunderstorm with rain

Thursday
Aug 08
H: 78°   L: 69°

Heavy rain

Friday
Aug 09
H: 77°   L: 69°

Heavy rain

Saturday
Aug 10
H: 89°   L: 69°

Thunderstorm with 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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Provides 24-hour taped messages about local weather, updated throughout the day.