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Durham, NC vs Orlando, FL weather comparison

Durham

NC

Orlando has around 75 fewer freezing nights a year.

Orlando endures about 67 more days above 90 °F each year. Durham sees rain or snow on roughly 16 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Durham, NC and Orlando, FL
DurhamMetricOrlando
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies214 days
44 inPrecipitationper year42 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year138 days
5 inSnowfallper year0 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F110 days
76 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
71%Humidityaverage relative75%
60 °FAverage temperatureyear round73 °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.

DurhamOrlando

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 °FOrlando, Jan: 72 °FOrlando, Feb: 75 °FOrlando, Mar: 79 °FOrlando, Apr: 83 °FOrlando, May: 88 °FOrlando, Jun: 91 °FOrlando, Jul: 92 °FOrlando, Aug: 92 °FOrlando, Sep: 90 °FOrlando, Oct: 85 °FOrlando, Nov: 78 °FOrlando, Dec: 74 °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 °FOrlando, Jan: 50 °FOrlando, Feb: 53 °FOrlando, Mar: 56 °FOrlando, Apr: 61 °FOrlando, May: 67 °FOrlando, Jun: 72 °FOrlando, Jul: 73 °FOrlando, Aug: 74 °FOrlando, Sep: 73 °FOrlando, Oct: 66 °FOrlando, Nov: 58 °FOrlando, Dec: 53 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham high505462717885888681716153
Orlando high727579838891929290857874
Durham low293238475665696862493833
Orlando low505356616772737473665853

Monthly precipitation

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

DurhamOrlando
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDurham, 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 inOrlando, Jan: 2.1 inOrlando, Feb: 2.0 inOrlando, Mar: 2.3 inOrlando, Apr: 2.1 inOrlando, May: 2.9 inOrlando, Jun: 6.0 inOrlando, Jul: 5.9 inOrlando, Aug: 6.7 inOrlando, Sep: 5.6 inOrlando, Oct: 2.7 inOrlando, Nov: 1.4 inOrlando, 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
Orlando2.12.02.32.12.96.05.96.75.62.71.41.9

Monthly sunny days

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

DurhamOrlando
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 daysOrlando, Jan: 19 daysOrlando, Feb: 18 daysOrlando, Mar: 20 daysOrlando, Apr: 21 daysOrlando, May: 23 daysOrlando, Jun: 15 daysOrlando, Jul: 14 daysOrlando, Aug: 13 daysOrlando, Sep: 14 daysOrlando, Oct: 20 daysOrlando, Nov: 20 daysOrlando, Dec: 18 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham171517181617171817201917
Orlando191820212315141314202018

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).