Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:59 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:22 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F49 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month June5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days40 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Durham station, 5 mi away; snow from Raleigh Durham Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksNorth Carolina Central Universitycollege · 1.7 miDurham Technical Community Collegecollege · 1.9 miLittle Riverriver · 5.8 miPettys Lakelake · 3.2 miStraford Lake Number Twolake · 3.9 miMitchell Millpondreservoir · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDurham School Of The Arts Secondary Schoolpark · under a mileEastway Elementary Schoolpark · under a mileDuke Homestead State Historic Sitestate historic site · 2.6 miBennett Place State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.7 miBennett Place Forest Registered Heritage Areastate historic site · 4.7 miEno River State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 4,342 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDurham County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025262 of 365 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Durham County monitors, NC
Drinking waterCity of Durhamserves 333,490 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation375 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDuke University Hospital2.3 miPost officeDurham Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDurham City Hallunder a milePoliceDurham Police Department Central District Substationunder a mileFire stationDurham Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools9 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, 9 otherSchoolCentral Park School For Childrenunder a mileMiddleDurham Nativity Schoolunder a mileSchoolDurham School of the Artsunder a mileCollegeNorth Carolina Central University1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU10 miInterstateI-851.1 miUS highwayUS 15 Busunder a mileAmtrakDurham, NC DNCunder a mileCoachDurham W Pettigrew St Bus StationFlixBusunder a mileTransit113 stops within a mileGoDurham, GoTriangleSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27702 ZIP area.
