Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Durham, NC
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Durham, NC, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Durham. Students make up a sizable part of Durham: 11% of residents aged 3 and older are in college or graduate school, against 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), which makes an affordable logo crewneck worth stocking.
Durham by the numbers
Durham has grown to 305,561 residents, up 7.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Durham County has 74 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 2.1 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 2.5. 38% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 30% from 57 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Durham spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Durham County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Durham County as a whole has 347,240 residents, up 6.9% since 2020. Durham County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 4,690 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 305,561
- Since 2020
- +7.6%
- Main county
- Durham County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Durham County, 2023
- 74
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 2.1 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 35.1 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 11% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 87°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 28°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 40
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 84
- Rain, a year
- 49 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Durham station, 6 mi from Durham's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Durham's weather means for coffee shops
Coffee weather in Durham turns over twice a year, with July averaging a high of 87°F, so the counter needs an iced-season lineup for summer and a hot-drink lineup once highs fall. Feature tees and caps from April to October, then bring beanies and retail hoodies to the counter for November to March, the months with highs under 65°F. Winter mornings are properly cold, with lows near 28°F in January, so a warm staff hoodie and a beanie are part of the winter uniform rather than optional extras. Around 84 nights a year dip to 32°F or colder, enough of a winter that a retail crewneck and a beanie make easy add-ons at the register through gift season. Wet weeks are part of the routine, with June the wettest month at about 5.2 inches, so a water-resistant jacket or hooded layer with the logo keeps market and delivery staff looking like the shop on rainy days.
| Month in Durham | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 28°F | 4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 53°F | 30°F | 2.9 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 61°F | 37°F | 4.5 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 70°F | 46°F | 3.7 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 3.8 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| June | 83°F | 64°F | 5.2 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| July | 87°F | 69°F | 4.2 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 85°F | 67°F | 5.2 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| September | 79°F | 61°F | 4.7 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 70°F | 48°F | 3.4 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| November | 60°F | 37°F | 3.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 3.3 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Durham.
Orders ship to Durham from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in North Carolina.
Durham is about 2,185 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Durham is USPS zone 8. Durham is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
Nearby cities with their own pages: Raleigh (18 mi).
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Durham
What should baristas in Durham wear behind the bar through the year?
Plan for freezing mornings: from November, when highs fall below 65°F, a warm staff hoodie and a beanie join the uniform, and a dark tee and cap return for April to October, when highs reach 70°F or more.
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