Durham, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DURHAM, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,555
Cooling need
1,161

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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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