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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
Feb 14
H: 48°   L: 28°

Few clouds

Saturday
Feb 15
H: 51°   L: 31°

Light rain

Sunday
Feb 16
H: 67°   L: 42°

Heavy rain

Monday
Feb 17
H: 48°   L: 30°

Few clouds

Tuesday
Feb 18
H: 49°   L: 27°

Scattered clouds

Wednesday
Feb 19
H: 39°   L: 30°

Freezing rain

Thursday
Feb 20
H: 31°   L: 15°

Light snow

Friday
Feb 21
H: 35°   L: 15°

Scattered clouds

Saturday
Feb 22
H: 44°   L: 23°

Few clouds

Sunday
Feb 23
H: 50°   L: 28°

Broken clouds

Monday
Feb 24
H: 50°   L: 34°

Scattered clouds

Tuesday
Feb 25
H: 48°   L: 37°

Broken clouds

Wednesday
Feb 26
H: 43°   L: 35°

Overcast clouds

Thursday
Feb 27
H: 41°   L: 32°

Few clouds

Friday
Feb 28
H: 46°   L: 31°

Overcast clouds

Saturday
Mar 01
H: 52°   L: 40°

Light shower 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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