Population: 203,778
Elevation: 394 feet
Area:
94.6 square miles
Location: Twenty-three miles from the Virginia border, Durham is in
the northeast corner of North Carolina’s central piedmont, a geographic
foothills region lying between mountains and coastal plains. Durham is 140 miles
from the Appalachian highlands and 130 miles from the coast.
Nearest
city: Raleigh, NC; 21.5 miles
Time
Zone: Eastern Standard Time and observes daylight saving time
from April to October.
Local
Seasons: Durham has a moderate
climate during spring, fall and winter, but summers are hot and humid. Winter
temperatures are chilly but temperate, ranging from highs in the low 50s F to
lows in the upper 20s-mid-30s F, with snowfall rare. Spring and fall days are
perfect sweater-weather days, with daytime temperatures usually in the low to
mid-70s F, falling at night into the 50s F. Summer days are often in the upper
80s and low 90s F with high humidity.
Weather:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average temp. (°F)
38.6
41.6
49.7
58.6
67.0
75.0
79.2
77.2
70.7
59.0
49.8
41.7
High temperature (°F)
49.3
53.5
62.1
71.3
78.6
85.1
88.7
86.9
81.1
71.4
62.1
52.8
Low temperature (°F)
27.9
29.7
37.2
45.8
55.4
64.9
69.6
67.5
60.2
46.6
37.6
30.6
Precipitation (in)
4.4
3.7
4.6
3.3
4.5
3.9
4.0
4.3
4.4
3.7
3.4
3.4
Climate:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Days with precip.
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
8
7
8
9
Wind speed (mph)
8.2
8.6
9.3
8.8
7.7
7.0
6.7
6.3
6.7
6.6
7.1
7.7
Morning humidity (%)
80
78
80
81
85
87
89
91
92
90
85
81
Afternoon humidity (%)
55
52
49
46
54
56
58
59
59
53
52
55
Sunshine (%)
52
56
60
63
59
60
60
58
58
60
57
53
Days clear of clouds
9
9
9
10
8
8
7
7
10
13
11
10
Partly cloudy days
7
6
7
9
10
12
12
12
9
7
7
7
Cloudy days
15
14
14
11
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
14
Snowfall (in)
2.8
2.5
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.8
Getting
around:
By Bus
Public
transportation is offered by DATA (Durham Area Transit Authority).
919-687-7055.
By Car
The
Triangle area is a transportation hub; I-85 comes in from the
Virginia/Washington D.C. area bringing traffic from I-95. I-40 comes up from the
Fayetteville/Wilmington area to the south and skirts Raleigh before heading
northwest to Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte.
Getting
there:
By Car
Reached
from the east via U.S. 70 and I-40 to N.C. 147, from the north via I-85, from
the west via I-40/85 to I-85, and from the south via U.S. 15/501 joining I-40 to
N.C. 147.
By Train
Amtrak,
800-USA-RAIL, has a station on Pettegrew Street, 919-872-7245.
By Plane
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
1600
Terminal Blvd., Morrisville
919-840-2123
Charlotte
Douglas International Airport
5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Charlotte
704-359-4000
National Holidays:
New Year's Day:
Jan. 1
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:
3rd Mon. in Jan.
President's Day:
3rd Mon. in Feb.
Memorial Day:
Last Mon. in May
Independence Day:
July 4
Labor Day:
1st Mon. in Sept.
Thanksgiving Day:
4th Thurs. in Nov.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
Dec. 24 and 25
New Year's Eve:
Dec. 31
Durham
