Durham, California Weather
Durham, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Durham, Butte County.
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About Durham, California
Durham unfolds across a landscape shaped by the fertile embrace of the Sacramento Valley, where the earth exhales a rich, loamy scent after a spring rain. It lies 6.0 miles south-south-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 161°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west of Butte Valley. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, rise gently from the valley floor, their slopes a mosaic of sun-bleached grasses and the stoic green of scattered oaks. The air here carries a peculiar stillness, broken only by the distant hum of agricultural machinery or the sudden, startled cry of a hawk circling in the vast, cerulean sky. Oak trees, ancient sentinels with gnarled branches reaching like weathered hands, punctuate the open fields, their shadows stretching long and cool in the late afternoon. The heart of Durham beats with the steady rhythm of agriculture, a legacy deeply rooted in the rich delta soil that has sustained generations. This land, once part of vast ranches, now thrives on the cultivation of almonds and walnuts, their trees forming ordered rows that stretch towards the hazy horizon. The local economy is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the earth, a quiet testament to the enduring partnership between people and the land. While no grand monuments mark its past, the history of Durham is written in the weathered barns, the sturdy farmhouses, and the quiet pride of those who continue to work this fertile ground, their lives a continuous narrative woven into the very fabric of the valley.
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| Location | Durham, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39.646273°N, 121.799977°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95938, 95965 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Durham, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Durham, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Durham includes coordinates 39.646273°N, 121.799977°W, situated in Butte County. ZIP code 95938, 95965. Telephone area code: 530. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
