Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:58 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:22 am – 5:04 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 June2 in of snow a year, on about 1 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 Butner Fltr Plt
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 3.7 miArrowhead Lakelake · 2.7 miPettys Lakelake · 4.0 miWatts School of Nursingcollege · 5.1 miSouth Fork Little Riverriver · 4.4 miWake Forest Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEno Valley Elementary Schoolpark · under a mile · 62 acresCarrington Middle Schoolpark · under a mile · 67 acresEno River State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 4,342 acresHistoric Stagville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.9 mi · 67 acresDuke Homestead State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.2 miButner-Falls of Neuse Game Landstate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 40,671 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
Elevation453 ft138 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Carolina Specialty Hospital3.6 miPost officeEno Valley Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDurham City Hall6.9 miPoliceDurham Police Department District 2 Substation1.3 miFire stationDurham Fire Department Station 142.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 2 middleElementaryEno Valley Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleCarrington Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddleLucas Middle School1.4 miCollegeWatts School of Nursing5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU16 miInterstateI-854.7 miUS highwayUS 501under a mileAmtrakDurham, NC DNC6.8 miCoachDurham W Pettigrew St Bus StationFlixBus6.8 miTransit9 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 27711 ZIP area.
