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In Houston, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 10°F to 73°F and is rarely below -14°F or above 85°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 24 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 63°F. The hottest day of the year is August 1, with an average high of 73°F and low of 45°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 17 to February 17, with an average daily high temperature below 33°F. The coldest day of the year is December 30, with an average low of 10°F and high of 23°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Houston, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Houston begins around April 27 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around September 23. On July 31, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 23 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around April 27. On January 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 24% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Houston varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.6 months, from June 4 to January 24, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 39% on October 31.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from January 24 to June 4. The smallest chance of a wet day is 17% on March 31.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Houston changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.2 months, from March 9 to November 14. The highest chance of a day with rain alone is 33% on October 12.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.8 months, from November 14 to March 9. The highest chance of a day with snow alone is 22% on January 10.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Houston experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from March 21 to November 30, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around October 14, with an average total accumulation of 2.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from November 30 to March 21. The least rain falls around December 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

Snowfall

We report snowfall in liquid-equivalent terms. The actual depth of new snowfall is typically between 5 and 10 times the liquid-equivalent amount, assuming the ground is frozen. Colder, drier snow tends to be on the higher end of that range and warmer, wetter snow on the lower end.

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Houston experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 9 to April 12, with a sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent snowfall of at least 0.1 inches. The most snow falls during the 31 days centered around January 7, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 1.2 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 12 to October 9. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Houston varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 17 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 14 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:51 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 57 minutes later at 8:48 AM on December 28. The earliest sunset is at 4:01 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 6 hours, 4 minutes later at 10:05 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Houston during 2017, starting in the spring on March 12, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 5.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Houston, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Houston varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.3 months, from April 2 to October 12, with a peak percentage of 69% on July 21. The wind is most often from the south for 1.3 months, from October 12 to November 20, with a peak percentage of 39% on October 31. The wind is most often from the east for 4.4 months, from November 20 to April 2, with a peak percentage of 38% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 30 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 11, with an average of 6.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 18 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 24, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Houston are 54.400 deg latitude, -126.670 deg longitude, and 2,110 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Houston contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,263 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,192 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,881 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,697 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Houston is covered by trees (56%), sparse vegetation (15%), and shrubs (15%), within 10 miles by trees (90%), and within 50 miles by trees (82%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Houston, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Houston.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Houston according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Houston is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Houston and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Burns Lake CS , B. C. (58%, 47 kilometers, east) and Smithers Airport (42%, 58 kilometers, northwest).

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.