Houston’s Weather Conditions (Houston, Texas - TX, USA)

Weather of Houston, Texas, is considered to be pretty Humid and Sub-tropical. However, there is plenty of sunshine all year round. Each season is being greeted with an altogether different mood, Houston summers or winters or even springs.

Winters are cool and shivery here with January considered to be the coolest month of the year; average temperature is recorded to be 50-60 °F. This is as well as Houston’s wettest season with high rainfall rates. Snow is very rarely witnessed.

Summers are hot and weather remains chaotic and restless that invites a lot of tornadic activity. This tornado activity is slightly more than rest of the Texas region. In summers, Houston’s temperature goes up to 95°F.

Springs are the best time for tourists in Houston, as the nights are cooler, days are warm and climate overall remain sunny.

Houston Temperature Averages

The Houston temperature averages stick to 32°F or less for 25% of the year and with high temperatures of 90°F or more for 15% of the year. But the temperatures rarely reach 100F. The growing and farming season of Houston averages 300 days. Frost period is noticed only from late December to early February. Normal daily maximum: winter 66°F, summer 91°F, spring and autumn 79°F. Normal daily minimum: winter 44°F, summer 71°F, spring and autumn 57°F. Record extremes are 108°F in 1909, 5°F in 1930.

Houston Sunshine Averages

The sunshine averages vary from 58% of possible sunshine annually and ranging from 43% in January to 68% in July.

Annual Averages:
Clear: 91.0 days, concentrated in October and November
Partly cloudy: 114.5 days, typical of June-September
Cloudy: 159.7 days, common in December-May

Houston Winds

The dominant wind in Houston is South-Southeasterly with an average speed of 7.9 mph.

Houston’s All-Year Temperature Range

Month	Temperature – High / Low (°F)
January	61 / 40
February	65 / 43
March	71 / 50
April	78 / 58
May	85 / 64
June	90 / 71
July	93 / 72
August	93 / 72
September	88 / 68
October	82 / 58
November	72 / 50
December	65 / 42