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Durham, NC vs Santa Clarita, CA weather comparison

Durham

NC

Santa Clarita has around 76 fewer freezing nights a year.

Santa Clarita sees rain or snow on roughly 88 fewer days each year. Santa Clarita endures about 41 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 Santa Clarita, CA
DurhamMetricSanta Clarita
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies291 days
44 inPrecipitationper year17 in
122 daysWet daysrain or snow per year34 days
5 inSnowfallper year1 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F84 days
76 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F1 days
71%Humidityaverage relative58%
60 °FAverage temperatureyear round66 °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.

DurhamSanta Clarita

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 °FSanta Clarita, Jan: 64 °FSanta Clarita, Feb: 66 °FSanta Clarita, Mar: 71 °FSanta Clarita, Apr: 74 °FSanta Clarita, May: 80 °FSanta Clarita, Jun: 86 °FSanta Clarita, Jul: 93 °FSanta Clarita, Aug: 95 °FSanta Clarita, Sep: 91 °FSanta Clarita, Oct: 82 °FSanta Clarita, Nov: 72 °FSanta Clarita, Dec: 64 °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 °FSanta Clarita, Jan: 47 °FSanta Clarita, Feb: 45 °FSanta Clarita, Mar: 48 °FSanta Clarita, Apr: 49 °FSanta Clarita, May: 54 °FSanta Clarita, Jun: 58 °FSanta Clarita, Jul: 63 °FSanta Clarita, Aug: 64 °FSanta Clarita, Sep: 62 °FSanta Clarita, Oct: 56 °FSanta Clarita, Nov: 49 °FSanta Clarita, Dec: 45 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham high505462717885888681716153
Santa Clarita high646671748086939591827264
Durham low293238475665696862493833
Santa Clarita low474548495458636462564945

Monthly precipitation

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

DurhamSanta Clarita
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 inSanta Clarita, Jan: 3.6 inSanta Clarita, Feb: 4.1 inSanta Clarita, Mar: 2.8 inSanta Clarita, Apr: 1.1 inSanta Clarita, May: 0.5 inSanta Clarita, Jun: 0.1 inSanta Clarita, Jul: 0.1 inSanta Clarita, Aug: 0.0 inSanta Clarita, Sep: 0.2 inSanta Clarita, Oct: 0.8 inSanta Clarita, Nov: 0.9 inSanta Clarita, Dec: 2.6 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham3.63.24.33.53.43.94.33.94.43.13.33.5
Santa Clarita3.64.12.81.10.50.10.10.00.20.80.92.6

Monthly sunny days

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

DurhamSanta Clarita
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 daysSanta Clarita, Jan: 19 daysSanta Clarita, Feb: 17 daysSanta Clarita, Mar: 20 daysSanta Clarita, Apr: 23 daysSanta Clarita, May: 25 daysSanta Clarita, Jun: 27 daysSanta Clarita, Jul: 29 daysSanta Clarita, Aug: 30 daysSanta Clarita, Sep: 29 daysSanta Clarita, Oct: 27 daysSanta Clarita, Nov: 24 daysSanta Clarita, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Durham171517181617171817201917
Santa Clarita191720232527293029272421

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).