Annual mean 16°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
30.3 °C
Coldest
6.4 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
3.2 m/s
Prevailing
NW
2.6 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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The average temperature in Durham over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. Durham has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 26% in October, the driest month, to 31% in May, the wettest. Winds in Durham are highest in March, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Durham come in November, when the sky is typically 31% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 45%.
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
8°C
2°C
4°C
29%
39%
1.7 m/s
8
0
36
February
12°C
5°C
9°C
30%
45%
1.9 m/s
27
1
52
March
15°C
7°C
11°C
29%
41%
2.1 m/s
34
3
57
April
20°C
11°C
17°C
29%
35%
2.0 m/s
61
18
64
May
24°C
16°C
23°C
31%
43%
1.7 m/s
60
44
42
June
28°C
20°C
29°C
29%
36%
1.4 m/s
36
67
12
July
30°C
22°C
33°C
28%
32%
1.3 m/s
8
50
2
August
29°C
21°C
31°C
29%
41%
1.2 m/s
19
55
4
September
26°C
18°C
27°C
30%
41%
1.5 m/s
46
57
20
October
21°C
12°C
21°C
26%
32%
1.3 m/s
70
24
62
November
15°C
6°C
12°C
27%
31%
1.4 m/s
36
4
70
December
10°C
3°C
6°C
29%
42%
1.5 m/s
12
0
45
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 8°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 16°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around October. 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 10°CLow 3°CRain 29%
Winter in Durham has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Durham weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 11°CRain 30%
Spring in Durham has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Durham weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 21°CRain 28%
Summer in Durham has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Durham weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 27%
Autumn in Durham has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 27% 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 26% in October, the driest month, to 31% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Durham windiest?
Winds in Durham are highest in March, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Durham year round?
The average temperature in Durham over the whole year is 16°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.