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Durham, NC · the CityFunIndex

Climate in Durham

Durham ranks T#43 of 134 US cities for climate, with a Climate score of 68 — Fun. That puts it in the 69th percentile nationally and T#3 of 6 in North Carolina.

Climate score
68
Fun
National rank
T#43 of 134
In North Carolina
T#3 of 6
Percentile
69th

The typical city scores 50 for climate; Durham sits 18 points above the median.

How climate is measured

How often the weather is good enough to get outside.

Data source: NOAA climate normals — counts of comfortable days.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Durham

  1. #41 Greensboro, NC 70
  2. #42 Charlotte, NC 69
  3. T#43 Durham, NC — this page 68
  4. #45 Raleigh, NC 67
  5. #46 New York, NY 66

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Top US cities for climate

  1. #1 Miami, FL 93
  2. T#2 Hialeah, FL 92
  3. T#2 Long Beach, CA 92
  4. T#2 San Francisco, CA 92
  5. T#5 Irvine, CA 91

More about Durham

Durham scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: