Is this weather normal in Durham County?

North Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Durham County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.8. The last 12 months brought 31.5 inches of rain and snow there, 67% of the usual 46.9.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 67°, lows near 42°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Durham County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.7°OctNov: +1.4°NovDec: -2.3°DecJan 2026: -2.2°JanFeb: -2.1°FebMar: +8.3°MarApr: +5.1°AprMay: -0.8°MayJun: +1.9°JunJul: +1.7°JulAug: +2.0°AugSep: +3.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.3 inOctNov: -2.4 inNovDec: -1.6 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -2.5 inMarApr: -2.9 inAprMay: -1.7 inMayJun: -1.6 inJunJul: +4.5 inJulAug: -1.6 inAugSep: -2.5 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Durham County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January51° / 29°3.5 in50.4° 195026.8° 1977
February55° / 31°2.9 in51.1° 202329.2° 1895
March62° / 37°4.3 in59.1° 194536.5° 1960
April72° / 46°3.8 in64.6° 201750.3° 1907
May79° / 55°3.7 in72.6° 189661.6° 1967
June86° / 64°4.5 in79.6° 201069.5° 1972
July90° / 68°4.5 in81.8° 201274.2° 1918
August88° / 67°4.4 in82.4° 200772.8° 1927
September82° / 60°4.8 in77.7° 192164.5° 1967
October72° / 47°3.5 in68.2° 191952.9° 1987
November62° / 37°3.4 in57.4° 198541.2° 1901
December54° / 31°3.6 in53.6° 201530.5° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Durham County

Crime Radar: Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro

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