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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
May 13
H: 78°   L: 65°

Thunderstorm with heavy rain

Wednesday
May 14
H: 78°   L: 62°

Thunderstorm with rain

Thursday
May 15
H: 86°   L: 63°

Broken clouds

Friday
May 16
H: 88°   L: 68°

Broken clouds

Saturday
May 17
H: 90°   L: 72°

Scattered clouds

Sunday
May 18
H: 78°   L: 66°

Broken clouds

Monday
May 19
H: 78°   L: 56°

Few clouds

Tuesday
May 20
H: 80°   L: 58°

Few clouds

Wednesday
May 21
H: 62°   L: 56°

Overcast clouds

Thursday
May 22
H: 71°   L: 60°

Heavy rain

Friday
May 23
H: 69°   L: 60°

Moderate rain

Saturday
May 24
H: 65°   L: 56°

Light shower rain

Sunday
May 25
H: 66°   L: 53°

Broken clouds

Monday
May 26
H: 65°   L: 54°

Light shower rain

Tuesday
May 27
H: 73°   L: 55°

Broken clouds

Wednesday
May 28
H: 76°   L: 61°

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

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