Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Durham, NC
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Durham, NC, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Durham. Residents under 18 make up 20% of Durham, in line with 22% nationwide (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a small run of youth sizes alongside adult sizes covers the young riders who come in with a parent.
Durham by the numbers
Durham has grown to 305,561 residents, up 7.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Durham County has 9 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.26 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
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 sporting goods store for every 38,580 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 305,561
- Since 2020
- +7.6%
- Main county
- Durham County
- Sporting goods stores in Durham County, 2023
- 9
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.26 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 35.1 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 20% (US 22%)
- 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 skate and surf shops
In Durham, July is the warmest month and about 40 days a year reach 90°F or more, so a tee for the heat and a hoodie for cool mornings both belong on the rack. January lows average 28°F, so winter morning sessions need a heavyweight hoodie and a beanie, and both should be stocked by late fall. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs April to October, so stock the house tee deep from spring through fall and save the fleece order for the holiday stretch. Lows reach 32°F or colder on about 84 nights a year, so a beanie by the register is an easy add-on sale from late fall on. Rain peaks in June at about 5.2 inches, so that is the month to sell windbreakers, hoodies and caps rather than to schedule a demo.
| Month in Durham | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 28°F | 4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 53°F | 30°F | 2.9 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 61°F | 37°F | 4.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 70°F | 46°F | 3.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 3.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 83°F | 64°F | 5.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 87°F | 69°F | 4.2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 85°F | 67°F | 5.2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 79°F | 61°F | 4.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 70°F | 48°F | 3.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 60°F | 37°F | 3.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 3.3 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
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 a skate or surf shop in Durham keep on the rack in winter?
Fleece season in Durham covers November to March, the stretch with average highs under 65°F, so get hoodies, crewnecks and beanies in before November and keep tees and caps out as year-round basics.
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