Durant, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Durant's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 95°F August afternoons, with 44.4 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, January lows of −1°C, August highs of 35°C, 1,126 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDurant
- Station IDUSC00342678
- Location34.00°N 96.37°W
- Elevation600 ft (183 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population20,908
On October 23, the normal high in Durant is 76°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Durant.
- Jan 54° 30°
- Feb 59° 34°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 75° 49°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 94° 71°
- Aug 95° 70°
- Sep 88° 62°
- Oct 78° 51°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 56° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Durant each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.42 in), the least in August (2.41 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 30°F | 42.1°F | 2.50 | 0.7 | 6 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 34°F | 46.1°F | 2.58 | 0.4 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 42°F | 54.5°F | 4.04 | 0.5 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 49°F | 61.7°F | 3.92 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 5.42 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.8°F | 5.06 | 0.0 | 6 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 94°F | 71°F | 82.6°F | 3.28 | 0.0 | 5 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 95°F | 70°F | 82.7°F | 2.41 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 62°F | 74.9°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 51°F | 64.2°F | 4.44 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 53.0°F | 3.53 | 0.0 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 32°F | 44.1°F | 3.34 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 51°F | 62.9°F | 44.35 | 2.0 | 73 | 82 | 70 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −1°C | 5.6°C | 64 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 15°C | 1°C | 7.8°C | 66 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.5°C | 103 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 24°C | 9°C | 16.5°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 138 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 22°C | 28.1°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 21°C | 28.2°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 23.8°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 17.9°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 14°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 85 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00342678; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Durant?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00342678.
When is the last frost in Durant?
In Durant, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 22 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 311 year in 10 after April 19; 9 in 10 after March 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 221 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 247 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 13 in half of springs and before November 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Durant in zone 8a in ZIP code 74701.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00342678; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Durant?
In a normal year in Durant, 82 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more), 70 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 73 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 82a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 70a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 73a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 118°F, on August 10, 1936; the lowest is −11°F, on January 12, 1918.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1993, with 58.06 in; the snowiest season is 1941–42, with 21.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00342678; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00342678. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Durant?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Durant, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.7 |
| February | 70% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.4 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 83% | 6.7 |
| July | 87% | 6.8 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 72% | 2.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Durant need?
A normal year in Durant brings 2,907 heating degree days, 46% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,182 cooling degree days, 2.4 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,585 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 711 | 1 |
| February | 530 | 2 |
| March | 342 | 17 |
| April | 150 | 52 |
| May | 29 | 191 |
| June | 1 | 413 |
| July | 0 | 546 |
| August | 0 | 550 |
| September | 13 | 310 |
| October | 112 | 88 |
| November | 372 | 12 |
| December | 647 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,907 | 2,182 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00342678. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Durant's climate compare?
Durant is warmer than 126 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 75. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.9°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Durant is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Durant share this climate record?
8 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Calera, OK3,101 people · 6 mi SW
- Caddo, OK1,075 people · 11 mi NE
- Bokchito, OK612 people · 13 mi E
- Silo, OK402 people · 7 mi W
- Mead, OK239 people · 9 mi W
- Kenefic, OK159 people · 10 mi N
- Armstrong, OK121 people · 4 mi N
- Blue, OK66 people · 8 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Durant's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Durant. This page uses Durant; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durant 6 mi SSE Mesonet USC00342680 | 7 mi SE | 646 ft | 63.5°F | 33°F | 93°F | 45.3 | – | March 19 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Durant's climate
What is the coldest month in Durant?
January, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is August (95°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Durant?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Durant?
May, with 5.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.41 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Durant in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Durant in zone 8a in ZIP code 74701.
How late can frost come in Durant?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 19. Waiting until April 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Durant in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Coleman, OK21 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Madill, OK24 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Sherman, TX26 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Bonham, TX27 miles from this station, 63.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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