Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:59 am – 8:36 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 June3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days40 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Durham station, 2 mi away; snow from Chapel Hill 2 W
Nearby landmarksCouch Mountainpeak · 1.0 miWatts School of Nursingcollege · 2.3 miJesse Cole Lakelake · 1.5 miLake Unitylake · 1.6 miDuke Universitycollege · 3.3 miPiney Mountainpeak · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBennett Place Forest Registered Heritage Areastate historic site · under a mileBennett Place State Historic Sitestate historic site · under a mileEno River State Parkstate park · 2.1 mi · 4,342 acresOrange County Open Space - Piney Mountain subdivisionrecreation area · 1.9 miDuke Homestead State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.3 miForest View Elementary Schoolpark · 2.5 miSource: 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
Elevation497 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center2.6 miPost officeWest Durham Post Office2.0 miTown hallDurham City Hall5.1 miPoliceDurham Police Department4.5 miFire stationDurham Fire Department Station 101.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolTriangle Day Schoolunder a mileSchoolDuke School1.8 miCollegeWatts School of Nursing2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU15 miInterstateI-85under a mileUS highwayUS Bus 70under a mileAmtrakDurham, NC DNC4.6 miCoachDurham W Pettigrew St Bus StationFlixBus4.6 miTransit3 stops within a mileGoDurhamSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27706 ZIP area.
