Durham Weather in February
Average highs run from 34°F on February 1 to 39°F on February 28, and lows from 14°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.04 in over about 8 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 36°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 3.04 in
- Snowfall
- 9.1 in
- Record high
- 75°FFeb 22, 2018
- Record low
- -15°FFeb 11, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 57 min to 11 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 34°F | 14°F | 64°F 1989 | -7°F 2026 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 2 | 34°F | 14°F | 61°F 2016 | -11°F 1984 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 3 | 34°F | 14°F | 59°F 1991 | -5°F 2025 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 4 | 34°F | 14°F | 61°F 1991 | -12°F 2023 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 5 | 34°F | 14°F | 61°F 1991 | -14°F 1996 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 6 | 34°F | 15°F | 61°F 2019 | -14°F 1988 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 7 | 34°F | 15°F | 51°F 2005 | -8°F 1995 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 8 | 35°F | 15°F | 53°F 1990 | -1°F 2000 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 9 | 35°F | 15°F | 59°F 1990 | -11°F 1978 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 10 | 35°F | 15°F | 55°F 1990 | -10°F 1978 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 11 | 35°F | 15°F | 62°F 2024 | -15°F 1983 | 27% | 13% |
| Feb 12 | 35°F | 16°F | 63°F 1981 | -10°F 2000 | 28% | 13% |
| Feb 13 | 36°F | 16°F | 58°F 1999 | -9°F 1979 | 28% | 14% |
| Feb 14 | 36°F | 16°F | 54°F 2011 | -13°F 2016 | 28% | 13% |
| Feb 15 | 36°F | 16°F | 56°F 2006 | -12°F 2016 | 28% | 13% |
| Feb 16 | 36°F | 16°F | 57°F 2023 | -12°F 2016 | 28% | 13% |
| Feb 17 | 37°F | 17°F | 60°F 1981 | -7°F 1979 | 28% | 13% |
| Feb 18 | 37°F | 17°F | 65°F 1981 | -8°F 1979 | 28% | 13% |
| Feb 19 | 37°F | 17°F | 60°F 1981 | -8°F 1979 | 29% | 13% |
| Feb 20 | 37°F | 17°F | 64°F 1994 | -6°F 1993 | 29% | 13% |
| Feb 21 | 38°F | 18°F | 61°F 1997 | -7°F 1978 | 29% | 13% |
| Feb 22 | 38°F | 18°F | 75°F 2018 | 3°F 2000 | 29% | 13% |
| Feb 23 | 38°F | 18°F | 62°F 1984 | 3°F 1999 | 29% | 13% |
| Feb 24 | 38°F | 18°F | 67°F 2022 | 2°F 2005 | 29% | 12% |
| Feb 25 | 39°F | 19°F | 66°F 2017 | -2°F 1993 | 29% | 12% |
| Feb 26 | 39°F | 19°F | 62°F 2016 | -10°F 1993 | 29% | 12% |
| Feb 27 | 39°F | 19°F | 61°F 1976 | -10°F 1990 | 29% | 12% |
| Feb 28 | 39°F | 19°F | 55°F 1983 | 0°F 2006 | 29% | 12% |
| Feb 29 | 39°F | 20°F | 58°F 2016 | -5°F 2008 | 29% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- February 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00273626, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.