Durham climate

Durham Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 7.9 km from Durham

Average highs run from 50°F on February 1 to 56°F on February 28, and lows from 28°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.91 in over about 8 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Durham, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
2.91 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
83°FFeb 25, 1930
Record low
2°FFeb 8, 1936
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 27 min to 11 h 23 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
5.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 150°F28°F74°F 19676°F 193630%4%
Feb 250°F28°F77°F 20029°F 197130%4%
Feb 350°F28°F72°F 193911°F 197130%4%
Feb 450°F28°F75°F 19625°F 198130%4%
Feb 551°F28°F74°F 19913°F 199630%4%
Feb 651°F29°F78°F 20084°F 199630%4%
Feb 751°F29°F74°F 199110°F 198130%4%
Feb 851°F29°F73°F 19392°F 193630%4%
Feb 951°F29°F75°F 19259°F 197730%4%
Feb 1051°F29°F74°F 19387°F 193430%4%
Feb 1152°F29°F80°F 19326°F 198930%4%
Feb 1252°F30°F71°F 193210°F 193630%4%
Feb 1352°F30°F76°F 195111°F 197330%4%
Feb 1452°F30°F78°F 195112°F 196830%4%
Feb 1552°F30°F74°F 193410°F 194330%4%
Feb 1653°F31°F73°F 194512°F 196330%4%
Feb 1753°F31°F77°F 19277°F 195830%4%
Feb 1853°F31°F78°F 19767°F 195829%4%
Feb 1953°F31°F75°F 197610°F 197929%4%
Feb 2054°F31°F74°F 193016°F 193429%4%
Feb 2154°F32°F76°F 193012°F 195929%4%
Feb 2254°F32°F74°F 193010°F 196829%4%
Feb 2354°F32°F74°F 196210°F 196329%4%
Feb 2455°F32°F79°F 193012°F 190129%4%
Feb 2555°F33°F83°F 19307°F 196729%4%
Feb 2655°F33°F79°F 193011°F 196729%4%
Feb 2755°F33°F82°F 19778°F 196329%4%
Feb 2856°F33°F81°F 199711°F 193429%3%
Feb 2956°F33°F77°F 197621°F 200829%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Durham, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

February 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:10 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00312515 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00312515, 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.