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United States / Mississippi / No Metro Area / Holmes County / Durant / Zip Codes
Durant, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of rainfall throughout the year. Summers typically bring temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s with high humidity, while winter temperatures range between the mid-50s and mid-60s. Autumn is pleasant with cooler temperatures and lower humidity levels. Rainfall can be frequent during all months of the year, but spring usually brings the most precipitation.

Durant, Mississippi gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Durant averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Durant. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Durant gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Durant is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Mississippi.

5.9 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Durant, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDurant, MississippiUnited States
  56.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  91.0 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  89.9°85.8°
  31.6°21.7°
  7.47
  5.84.3
  266 ft.2443 ft.
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 Durant with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In Durant, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Durant are October, May and April.
In Durant, there are 49.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Durant with an average of 31.6°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Durant, there are 58.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
In Durant, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.
Humidity in Durant 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 June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
February is the wettest month in Durant with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.4 inches in Durant means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.
January is the rainiest month in Durant with 8.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 91.0 rainy days annually in Durant, which is one of the least rainy places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Durant means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Durant with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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