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Weather & Average Temperatures

Year-round glory.

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:

Thursday
May 02
H: 90°   L: 58°

Few clouds

Friday
May 03
H: 90°   L: 63°

Scattered clouds

Saturday
May 04
H: 81°   L: 65°

Thunderstorm with rain

Sunday
May 05
H: 79°   L: 64°

Thunderstorm with rain

Monday
May 06
H: 82°   L: 65°

Thunderstorm with rain

Tuesday
May 07
H: 88°   L: 66°

Broken clouds

Wednesday
May 08
H: 91°   L: 70°

Scattered clouds

Thursday
May 09
H: 86°   L: 74°

Overcast clouds

Friday
May 10
H: 77°   L: 66°

Moderate rain

Saturday
May 11
H: 70°   L: 59°

Thunderstorm with rain

Sunday
May 12
H: 62°   L: 50°

Few clouds

Monday
May 13
H: 64°   L: 51°

Few clouds

Tuesday
May 14
H: 59°   L: 48°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
May 15
H: 60°   L: 47°

Scattered clouds

Thursday
May 16
H: 62°   L: 49°

Broken clouds

Friday
May 17
H: 64°   L: 54°

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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