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Durham, NC vs Huntington Beach, CA weather comparison

Durham

NC

Huntington Beach has around 76 fewer freezing nights a year.

Huntington Beach sees rain or snow on roughly 91 fewer days each year. Durham endures about 29 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Durham, NC and Huntington Beach, CA
DurhamMetricHuntington Beach
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies286 days
44 inPrecipitationper year12 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year31 days
5 inSnowfallper year0 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F15 days
76 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
71%Humidityaverage relative74%
60 °FAverage temperatureyear round65 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

DurhamHuntington Beach

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, Jan: 50 °FDurham, Feb: 54 °FDurham, Mar: 62 °FDurham, Apr: 71 °FDurham, May: 78 °FDurham, Jun: 85 °FDurham, Jul: 88 °FDurham, Aug: 86 °FDurham, Sep: 81 °FDurham, Oct: 71 °FDurham, Nov: 61 °FDurham, Dec: 53 °FHuntington Beach, Jan: 67 °FHuntington Beach, Feb: 67 °FHuntington Beach, Mar: 68 °FHuntington Beach, Apr: 70 °FHuntington Beach, May: 71 °FHuntington Beach, Jun: 74 °FHuntington Beach, Jul: 78 °FHuntington Beach, Aug: 80 °FHuntington Beach, Sep: 80 °FHuntington Beach, Oct: 76 °FHuntington Beach, Nov: 72 °FHuntington Beach, Dec: 67 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, Jan: 29 °FDurham, Feb: 32 °FDurham, Mar: 38 °FDurham, Apr: 47 °FDurham, May: 56 °FDurham, Jun: 65 °FDurham, Jul: 69 °FDurham, Aug: 68 °FDurham, Sep: 62 °FDurham, Oct: 49 °FDurham, Nov: 38 °FDurham, Dec: 33 °FHuntington Beach, Jan: 49 °FHuntington Beach, Feb: 50 °FHuntington Beach, Mar: 52 °FHuntington Beach, Apr: 55 °FHuntington Beach, May: 59 °FHuntington Beach, Jun: 62 °FHuntington Beach, Jul: 65 °FHuntington Beach, Aug: 66 °FHuntington Beach, Sep: 64 °FHuntington Beach, Oct: 60 °FHuntington Beach, Nov: 53 °FHuntington Beach, Dec: 49 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham high505462717885888681716153
Huntington Beach high676768707174788080767267
Durham low293238475665696862493833
Huntington Beach low495052555962656664605349

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

DurhamHuntington Beach
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, Jan: 3.6 inDurham, Feb: 3.2 inDurham, Mar: 4.3 inDurham, Apr: 3.5 inDurham, May: 3.4 inDurham, Jun: 3.9 inDurham, Jul: 4.3 inDurham, Aug: 3.9 inDurham, Sep: 4.4 inDurham, Oct: 3.1 inDurham, Nov: 3.3 inDurham, Dec: 3.5 inHuntington Beach, Jan: 2.8 inHuntington Beach, Feb: 3.1 inHuntington Beach, Mar: 1.8 inHuntington Beach, Apr: 0.7 inHuntington Beach, May: 0.3 inHuntington Beach, Jun: 0.1 inHuntington Beach, Jul: 0.1 inHuntington Beach, Aug: 0.0 inHuntington Beach, Sep: 0.1 inHuntington Beach, Oct: 0.6 inHuntington Beach, Nov: 0.7 inHuntington Beach, Dec: 1.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5
Huntington Beach2.83.11.80.70.30.10.10.00.10.60.71.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

DurhamHuntington Beach
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, Jan: 17 daysDurham, Feb: 15 daysDurham, Mar: 17 daysDurham, Apr: 18 daysDurham, May: 16 daysDurham, Jun: 17 daysDurham, Jul: 17 daysDurham, Aug: 18 daysDurham, Sep: 17 daysDurham, Oct: 20 daysDurham, Nov: 19 daysDurham, Dec: 17 daysHuntington Beach, Jan: 19 daysHuntington Beach, Feb: 18 daysHuntington Beach, Mar: 21 daysHuntington Beach, Apr: 23 daysHuntington Beach, May: 24 daysHuntington Beach, Jun: 26 daysHuntington Beach, Jul: 29 daysHuntington Beach, Aug: 30 daysHuntington Beach, Sep: 28 daysHuntington Beach, Oct: 26 daysHuntington Beach, Nov: 24 daysHuntington Beach, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham171517181617171817201917
Huntington Beach191821232426293028262421

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).