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Durham, NC vs Omaha, NE weather comparison

Durham

NC

Omaha picks up around 26 more inches of snow each winter.

Durham endures about 23 more days above 90 °F each year. Durham has around 55 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Durham, NC and Omaha, NE
DurhamMetricOmaha
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies221 days
44 inPrecipitationper year35 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year104 days
5 inSnowfallper year31 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F21 days
76 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F131 days
71%Humidityaverage relative68%
60 °FAverage temperatureyear round51 °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.

DurhamOmaha

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, 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 °FOmaha, Jan: 32 °FOmaha, Feb: 38 °FOmaha, Mar: 51 °FOmaha, Apr: 64 °FOmaha, May: 73 °FOmaha, Jun: 82 °FOmaha, Jul: 86 °FOmaha, Aug: 84 °FOmaha, Sep: 77 °FOmaha, Oct: 64 °FOmaha, Nov: 49 °FOmaha, Dec: 36 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, 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 °FOmaha, Jan: 15 °FOmaha, Feb: 19 °FOmaha, Mar: 29 °FOmaha, Apr: 41 °FOmaha, May: 52 °FOmaha, Jun: 62 °FOmaha, Jul: 67 °FOmaha, Aug: 65 °FOmaha, Sep: 56 °FOmaha, Oct: 43 °FOmaha, Nov: 30 °FOmaha, Dec: 19 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham high505462717885888681716153
Omaha high323851647382868477644936
Durham low293238475665696862493833
Omaha low151929415262676556433019

Monthly precipitation

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

DurhamOmaha
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 inOmaha, Jan: 1.0 inOmaha, Feb: 1.3 inOmaha, Mar: 2.4 inOmaha, Apr: 4.1 inOmaha, May: 5.5 inOmaha, Jun: 5.1 inOmaha, Jul: 3.5 inOmaha, Aug: 3.5 inOmaha, Sep: 3.0 inOmaha, Oct: 2.7 inOmaha, Nov: 1.7 inOmaha, Dec: 1.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5
Omaha1.01.32.44.15.55.13.53.53.02.71.71.4

Monthly sunny days

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

DurhamOmaha
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, 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 daysOmaha, Jan: 17 daysOmaha, Feb: 15 daysOmaha, Mar: 16 daysOmaha, Apr: 16 daysOmaha, May: 16 daysOmaha, Jun: 19 daysOmaha, Jul: 22 daysOmaha, Aug: 22 daysOmaha, Sep: 22 daysOmaha, Oct: 21 daysOmaha, Nov: 18 daysOmaha, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham171517181617171817201917
Omaha171516161619222222211817

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).