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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:

Wednesday
Feb 19
H: 35°   L: 24°

Snow

Thursday
Feb 20
H: 37°   L: 21°

Broken clouds

Friday
Feb 21
H: 44°   L: 18°

Few clouds

Saturday
Feb 22
H: 47°   L: 20°

Scattered clouds

Sunday
Feb 23
H: 53°   L: 26°

Scattered clouds

Monday
Feb 24
H: 58°   L: 30°

Scattered clouds

Tuesday
Feb 25
H: 66°   L: 41°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
Feb 26
H: 59°   L: 43°

Scattered clouds

Thursday
Feb 27
H: 56°   L: 41°

Light rain

Friday
Feb 28
H: 46°   L: 37°

Heavy rain

Saturday
Mar 01
H: 44°   L: 31°

Few clouds

Sunday
Mar 02
H: 40°   L: 35°

Broken clouds

Monday
Mar 03
H: 26°   L: 24°

Freezing rain

Tuesday
Mar 04
H: 28°   L: 23°

Flurries

Wednesday
Mar 05
H: 30°   L: 22°

Broken clouds

Thursday
Mar 06
H: 30°   L: 30°

Snow

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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