Durant Metro Area, OK Climate

Durant, OK Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. Temperatures can range from an average high of 95°F (35°C) in the summer, to an average low of 32°F (0°C) in the winter. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with approximately 48 inches (120 cm) annually. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms and floods throughout the year. Winters are mild and wet, while summers are fairly hot and humid with frequent rain showers.

Durant Metro Area, Oklahoma gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Durant Metro Area averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 232 sunny days per year in Durant Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Durant Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Durant metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

5.1 Summer - 7 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the Durant metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the Durant metro area with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In the Durant metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Durant metro area are May, October and April.

In the Durant metro area, there are 69.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Durant metro area with an average of 30.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

In the Durant metro area, there are 55.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

In the Durant metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

Humidity in the Durant metro area can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

May is the wettest month in the Durant metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in the Durant metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the Durant metro area with 9.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 77.8 rainy days annually in the Durant metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in the Durant metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the Durant metro area with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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