Annual mean 10°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind W
Warmest
26.0 °C
Coldest
-0.7 °C
Wettest
25%
Windiest
4.4 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Durham over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C. Durham has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in September, the driest month, to 19% in April, the wettest. Winds in Durham are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Durham come in August, when the sky is typically 49% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 60%.
Month by month Durham climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-0°C
-5°C
-6°C
16%
57%
3.1 m/s
0
0
2
February
1°C
-4°C
-4°C
17%
55%
3.0 m/s
1
0
8
March
5°C
-1°C
-1°C
15%
55%
3.3 m/s
1
0
15
April
11°C
4°C
6°C
19%
60%
3.1 m/s
10
1
41
May
17°C
10°C
14°C
15%
59%
2.7 m/s
39
8
67
June
23°C
16°C
21°C
15%
54%
2.3 m/s
66
26
55
July
26°C
19°C
26°C
15%
50%
2.1 m/s
51
51
26
August
25°C
17°C
25°C
15%
49%
1.9 m/s
61
44
33
September
21°C
13°C
20°C
13%
50%
2.0 m/s
69
22
62
October
15°C
8°C
13°C
18%
57%
2.3 m/s
38
4
71
November
8°C
2°C
3°C
16%
50%
2.8 m/s
8
0
29
December
2°C
-2°C
-3°C
18%
55%
2.8 m/s
0
0
7
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Durham weather by season
Year round, Durham has days of about -0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -5°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Durham weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -4°CRain 17%
Winter in Durham has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Durham weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 5°CRain 17%
Spring in Durham has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Durham weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 15%
Summer in Durham has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Durham weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 16%
Autumn in Durham has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Durham?
Durham has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in September, the driest month, to 19% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Durham windiest?
Winds in Durham are highest in March, averaging 3.3 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Durham year round?
The average temperature in Durham over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -5°C.