Durham climate

Durham Weather in July

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

Average highs run from 87°F on July 1 to 86°F on July 31, and lows from 68°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 in over about 10 wet days.

July 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.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.20 in
Record high
105°FJul 14, 1954
Record low
48°FJul 1, 1988
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.9
Daylight
14 h 33 min to 13 h 59 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
3.8 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
Jul 187°F68°F102°F 195448°F 198830%0%
Jul 287°F68°F100°F 190950°F 197530%0%
Jul 387°F68°F101°F 195552°F 198830%0%
Jul 487°F68°F100°F 191952°F 193330%0%
Jul 587°F68°F101°F 191953°F 197630%0%
Jul 687°F69°F100°F 191951°F 197930%0%
Jul 787°F69°F101°F 195450°F 197930%0%
Jul 887°F69°F102°F 197750°F 197930%0%
Jul 987°F69°F104°F 197752°F 197930%0%
Jul 1087°F69°F102°F 199354°F 196130%0%
Jul 1187°F69°F102°F 199051°F 196330%0%
Jul 1287°F69°F102°F 199352°F 195330%0%
Jul 1387°F69°F101°F 195450°F 195330%0%
Jul 1487°F69°F105°F 195454°F 194031%0%
Jul 1587°F69°F101°F 195454°F 194031%0%
Jul 1687°F69°F100°F 191952°F 191931%0%
Jul 1787°F69°F100°F 191954°F 192631%0%
Jul 1887°F69°F98°F 191953°F 191931%0%
Jul 1987°F69°F100°F 197756°F 192531%0%
Jul 2087°F69°F102°F 193255°F 192531%0%
Jul 2187°F69°F103°F 197756°F 192531%0%
Jul 2287°F69°F104°F 192654°F 197432%0%
Jul 2387°F69°F104°F 195252°F 194732%0%
Jul 2487°F69°F104°F 195250°F 194732%0%
Jul 2587°F69°F102°F 195251°F 194732%0%
Jul 2687°F69°F101°F 194054°F 194732%0%
Jul 2787°F69°F104°F 194051°F 196232%0%
Jul 2887°F69°F104°F 195251°F 197732%0%
Jul 2987°F69°F103°F 195254°F 194631%0%
Jul 3086°F69°F102°F 199352°F 194631%0%
Jul 3186°F69°F99°F 193155°F 198131%0%

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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

July 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of July: 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.