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Durham city, North Carolina

Official LSAD Designation: Durham city • Census GEOID: 3719000 • Durham County / Orange County / Wake County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Durham city.

Reference Weather Station: DURHAM, NC US (ID: USC00312515) • Located 5.7 miles from community center • Elevation: 121.9 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 48.9° 27.9° 38.4° 3.98"
February 52.5° 30.3° 41.4° 2.91"
March 60.7° 37.2° 49.0° 4.51"
April 70.3° 46.0° 58.1° 3.66"
May 76.6° 55.4° 66.0° 3.80"
June 83.3° 64.2° 73.8° 5.24"
July 87.0° 68.8° 77.9° 4.20"
August 84.6° 67.2° 75.9° 5.23"
September 79.3° 60.9° 70.1° 4.70"
October 69.5° 48.0° 58.8° 3.35"
November 60.0° 37.1° 48.6° 3.65"
December 52.1° 32.2° 42.2° 3.34"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station RALEIGH DURHAM INTL AP, NC US (ID: USW00013722) • 8.8 miles from community center .

This annual reference station differs from the monthly normals station (ID: USC00312515), which has no available annual mean history.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at RALEIGH DURHAM INTL AP, NC US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 46.0 54.0 62.0 70.0 78.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 61.2°F 2011: Annual mean 62.5°F 2012: Annual mean 62.5°F 2013: Annual mean 59.7°F 2014: Annual mean 59.6°F 2015: Annual mean 61.8°F 2016: Annual mean 62.4°F 2017: Annual mean 62.7°F 2018: Annual mean 61.3°F 2019: Annual mean 62.4°F 2020: Annual mean 62.5°F 2021: Annual mean 61.8°F 2022: Annual mean 62.7°F 2023: Annual mean 63.8°F 2024: Annual mean 64.4°F 2025: Annual mean 62.6°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 72.3°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 73.7°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 73.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 69.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 70.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 72.0°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 72.7°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 73.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 71.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 72.9°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 72.6°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 72.7°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 73.8°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 74.7°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 75.1°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 73.1°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 50.1°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 51.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 51.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 49.8°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 49.0°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 51.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 52.0°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 51.8°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 51.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 51.8°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 52.4°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 50.9°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 51.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 52.8°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 53.8°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 52.2°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 61.2 72.3 50.1
2011 62.5 73.7 51.4
2012 62.5 73.3 51.7
2013 59.7 69.6 49.8
2014 59.6 70.1 49.0
2015 61.8 72.0 51.5
2016 62.4 72.7 52.0
2017 62.7 73.6 51.8
2018 61.3 71.5 51.2
2019 62.4 72.9 51.8
2020 62.5 72.6 52.4
2021 61.8 72.7 50.9
2022 62.7 73.8 51.6
2023 63.8 74.7 52.8
2024 64.4 75.1 53.8
2025 62.6 73.1 52.2
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.