Durant weather in May

In May, Durant sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 6.0 in of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Durant's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Durant's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
5th warmest
Overnight low
63°
8th coldest
Rainfall
6.0 in
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:29 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Durant is city in Oklahoma, United States.

Density
249/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical May day in Durant reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17658
27758
37759
47759
57859
67860
77860
87860
97961
107961
117961
127962
138062
148062
158063
168163
178163
188164
198164
208264
218265
228265
238365
248366
258366
268366
278467
288467
298467
308567
318568

How May really feels in Durant

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Durant weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 36°2.66.70.6103.4
Feb58° / 39°2.87.70.710.74.4
Mar65° / 47°4.1100.411.76.0
Apr73° / 54°4.89.3012.86.9
May81° / 63°6.012013.76.1
Jun88° / 71°3.79.3014.24.4
Jul93° / 75°2.36.70143.3
Aug93° / 74°2.06.2013.33.4
Sep86° / 67°3.17012.25.6
Oct75° / 56°4.38.4011.17.4
Nov64° / 45°3.57.20.110.26.2
Dec55° / 38°3.47.20.59.83.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
64852
74951
84852
94852
104852
114852
125050
134951
145050
155050
165050
175050
184951
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204951
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225050
235050
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254951
264951
274951
285050
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Durant gets around 6.0 in of rain over 12 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1837
1937
2037
2137
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3037
3137

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1451723141
2431723161
3411723172
4391724182
5371724202
6361724212
7341625232
8331625243
9311625253
10301625273
11281625283
12271625293
13261625313
14241624323
15231624334
16221624354
17211623364
18191623385
19181522395
20161522416
21151522426
22131522437
23121521458
24101421468
2591421479
26814204711
27613204812
28513204913
29512194914
30412194916
31411184917

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
208light breeze
217light breeze
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:437:03
213.45:417:04
313.45:407:04
413.45:397:05
513.55:387:06
613.55:377:07
713.55:367:08
813.55:367:08
913.65:357:09
1013.65:347:10
1113.65:337:11
1213.75:327:12
1313.75:317:12
1413.75:307:13
1513.75:307:14
1613.85:297:15
1713.85:287:15
1813.85:277:16
1913.85:277:17
2013.95:267:18
2113.95:257:18
2213.95:257:19
2313.95:247:20
2413.95:247:20
2514.05:237:21
2614.05:237:22
2714.05:227:23
2814.05:227:23
2914.05:217:24
3014.15:217:25
3114.15:217:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Durant?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Durant for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Durant in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Durant sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Durant in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Durant peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Durant in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Durant is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Jan 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Durant?

Durant sits at 34.0°N, 96.4°W, 636 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Denison, 19 mi away.

Topography around Durant

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Durant.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Durant has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 659 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 ft.

The land around Durant is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (39%) within 2 miles, grassland (65%) and trees (31%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
174 ft
10 miles
397 ft
50 miles
928 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Denison 19 mi · Sherman 29 mi · Ardmore 46 mi · Gainesville 50 mi · Celina 52 mi · Paris 52 mi · Ada 57 mi · McKinney 57 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Durant (33.994°, -96.3708°, elevation 636 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).