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Durham, NC vs Providence, RI weather comparison

Durham

NC

Providence picks up around 35 more inches of snow each winter.

Durham endures about 30 more days above 90 °F each year. Durham has around 40 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 Providence, RI
DurhamMetricProvidence
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies199 days
44 inPrecipitationper year44 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year123 days
5 inSnowfallper year40 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F14 days
76 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F116 days
71%Humidityaverage relative73%
60 °FAverage temperatureyear round52 °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.

DurhamProvidence

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 °FProvidence, Jan: 38 °FProvidence, Feb: 40 °FProvidence, Mar: 47 °FProvidence, Apr: 59 °FProvidence, May: 69 °FProvidence, Jun: 78 °FProvidence, Jul: 84 °FProvidence, Aug: 82 °FProvidence, Sep: 75 °FProvidence, Oct: 64 °FProvidence, Nov: 53 °FProvidence, Dec: 43 °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 °FProvidence, Jan: 21 °FProvidence, Feb: 22 °FProvidence, Mar: 29 °FProvidence, Apr: 39 °FProvidence, May: 49 °FProvidence, Jun: 58 °FProvidence, Jul: 65 °FProvidence, Aug: 63 °FProvidence, Sep: 56 °FProvidence, Oct: 44 °FProvidence, Nov: 35 °FProvidence, Dec: 26 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham high505462717885888681716153
Providence high384047596978848275645343
Durham low293238475665696862493833
Providence low212229394958656356443526

Monthly precipitation

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

DurhamProvidence
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 inProvidence, Jan: 3.6 inProvidence, Feb: 3.1 inProvidence, Mar: 4.4 inProvidence, Apr: 3.8 inProvidence, May: 3.1 inProvidence, Jun: 3.5 inProvidence, Jul: 3.2 inProvidence, Aug: 3.8 inProvidence, Sep: 3.6 inProvidence, Oct: 4.1 inProvidence, Nov: 3.5 inProvidence, Dec: 4.3 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5
Providence3.63.14.43.83.13.53.23.83.64.13.54.3

Monthly sunny days

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

DurhamProvidence
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 daysProvidence, Jan: 18 daysProvidence, Feb: 16 daysProvidence, Mar: 16 daysProvidence, Apr: 15 daysProvidence, May: 14 daysProvidence, Jun: 15 daysProvidence, Jul: 18 daysProvidence, Aug: 18 daysProvidence, Sep: 17 daysProvidence, Oct: 18 daysProvidence, Nov: 17 daysProvidence, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham171517181617171817201917
Providence181616151415181817181717

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).