Durham, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DURHAM, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Durham has an annual average temperature of 58.4°F with about 48.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.24 in) and February the driest (2.91 in).
Best time to visit Durham
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Durham's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 0 | |
| 1900s | 2 | |
| 1910s | 21 | |
| 1920s | 42 | |
| 1930s | 73 | |
| 1940s | 58 | |
| 1950s | 59 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 35 | |
| 1980s | 5 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 17 | |
| 2010s | 1 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48.9°F | 27.9°F | 38.4°F | 3.98 in | — | 9 |
| February | 52.5°F | 30.3°F | 41.4°F | 2.91 in | — | 8 |
| March | 60.7°F | 37.2°F | 49.0°F | 4.51 in | — | 10 |
| April | 70.3°F | 46.0°F | 58.1°F | 3.66 in | — | 8 |
| May | 76.6°F | 55.4°F | 66.0°F | 3.80 in | — | 9 |
| June | 83.3°F | 64.2°F | 73.8°F | 5.24 in | — | 10 |
| July | 87.0°F | 68.8°F | 77.9°F | 4.20 in | — | 10 |
| August | 84.6°F | 67.2°F | 75.9°F | 5.23 in | — | 9 |
| September | 79.3°F | 60.9°F | 70.1°F | 4.70 in | — | 8 |
| October | 69.5°F | 48.0°F | 58.8°F | 3.35 in | — | 7 |
| November | 60.0°F | 37.1°F | 48.6°F | 3.65 in | — | 8 |
| December | 52.1°F | 32.2°F | 42.2°F | 3.34 in | — | 9 |
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