Houston Weather

During the summer months, the daily high temperature peaks at 94 degrees F at the end of July with an average of 99 days per year above 90 degrees F and high humidity averaging over 90 percent relative humidity in the morning during the summer, then around 60 percent in the afternoon. Afternoon rains are common and for most summer days. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Houston was 109 degrees F on September 4, 2000. Spring supercell thunderstorms sometimes bring tornadoes to the Houston metro area.

Winters in Houston are chilly yet temperate. Houston experiences an average of 18 days per year at 32 degrees F or lower. Snowfall is uncommon, and typically snow does not accumulate when it falls. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Houston was 5 degrees F on January 23, 1940.