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30-year climate normals

Houston County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

95.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 35.9°F.

Houston County gets 47.32" of precipitation a year, and 29% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 59.1° 35.9° 4.13"
February 63.1° 40.1° 3.80"
March 70.2° 46.3° 3.44"
April 77.6° 53.0° 3.68"
May 84.3° 62.5° 4.79"
June 91.0° 69.5° 5.05"
July 94.4° 71.8° 2.53"
August 95.3° 71.5° 3.44"
September 89.8° 65.9° 3.64"
October 80.3° 55.1° 4.45"
November 69.0° 44.8° 3.81"
December 61.2° 37.9° 4.56"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 4.13"
February 3.80"
March 3.44"
April 3.68"
May 4.79"
June 5.05"
July 2.53"
August 3.44"
September 3.64"
October 4.45"
November 3.81"
December 4.56"
Annual total 47.32"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,583
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,104
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $425
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $121

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Houston County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Houston County?

Houston County averages a high of 95.3°F in August and a low of 35.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 47.32 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Houston County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Houston County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 95.3°F. That drives 2,583 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Houston County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Houston County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CROCKETT, TX US (USC00412114), 2 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Texas residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.