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Best time to visit Houston

November is the best time to visit Houston for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly February to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 89/100
The least cloud October 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 92 mm
Warmth August 33 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 89 22 °C 8
2 March 85 22 °C 10
3 April 81 26 °C 9
4 February 81 19 °C 9
5 October 80 27 °C 9
6 December 78 18 °C 9
7 January 73 17 °C 10
8 May 68 29 °C 10
9 September 60 31 °C 12
10 June 53 32 °C 13
11 July 50 33 °C 13
12 August 48 33 °C 14

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 14 wet days and highs near 33 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.3 °C 107 mm 58 %
February 19.3 °C 92 mm 62 %
March 22.4 °C 98 mm 59 %
April 25.7 °C 105 mm 56 %
May 29.3 °C 101 mm 55 %
June 31.9 °C 121 mm 49 %
July 32.9 °C 96 mm 51 %
August 33.4 °C 104 mm 49 %
September 30.9 °C 129 mm 46 %
October 27.1 °C 110 mm 40 %
November 21.8 °C 106 mm 50 %
December 18.1 °C 112 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.