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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 18
H: 95°   L: 76°

Thunderstorm with rain

Saturday
Jul 19
H: 93°   L: 75°

Thunderstorm with rain

Sunday
Jul 20
H: 93°   L: 74°

Scattered clouds

Monday
Jul 21
H: 91°   L: 77°

Broken clouds

Tuesday
Jul 22
H: 86°   L: 71°

Thunderstorm with rain

Wednesday
Jul 23
H: 87°   L: 70°

Scattered clouds

Thursday
Jul 24
H: 95°   L: 67°

Few clouds

Friday
Jul 25
H: 97°   L: 75°

Few clouds

Saturday
Jul 26
H: 97°   L: 75°

Scattered clouds

Sunday
Jul 27
H: 96°   L: 76°

Scattered clouds

Monday
Jul 28
H: 91°   L: 73°

Few clouds

Tuesday
Jul 29
H: 80°   L: 68°

Heavy rain

Wednesday
Jul 30
H: 86°   L: 70°

Few clouds

Thursday
Jul 31
H: 86°   L: 69°

Few clouds

Friday
Aug 01
H: 91°   L: 74°

Broken clouds

Saturday
Aug 02
H: 90°   L: 75°

Broken 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

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