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Fort Dodge, IA vs Houston, TX weather comparison

Fort Dodge

IA

Fort Dodge picks up around 38 more inches of snow each winter.

Houston has around 150 fewer freezing nights a year. Houston endures about 96 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Fort Dodge, IA and Houston, TX
Fort DodgeMetricHouston
200 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies215 days
37 inPrecipitationper year52 in
116 daysWet daysrain or snow per year104 days
38 inSnowfallper year0 in
11 daysHot daysabove 90 °F107 days
156 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
70%Humidityaverage relative75%
47 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Fort DodgeHouston

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Dodge, Jan: 25 °FFort Dodge, Feb: 30 °FFort Dodge, Mar: 44 °FFort Dodge, Apr: 59 °FFort Dodge, May: 70 °FFort Dodge, Jun: 80 °FFort Dodge, Jul: 83 °FFort Dodge, Aug: 80 °FFort Dodge, Sep: 74 °FFort Dodge, Oct: 61 °FFort Dodge, Nov: 45 °FFort Dodge, Dec: 31 °FHouston, Jan: 63 °FHouston, Feb: 67 °FHouston, Mar: 73 °FHouston, Apr: 79 °FHouston, May: 86 °FHouston, Jun: 91 °FHouston, Jul: 93 °FHouston, Aug: 94 °FHouston, Sep: 90 °FHouston, Oct: 82 °FHouston, Nov: 72 °FHouston, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

255075JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Dodge, Jan: 8 °FFort Dodge, Feb: 12 °FFort Dodge, Mar: 24 °FFort Dodge, Apr: 35 °FFort Dodge, May: 48 °FFort Dodge, Jun: 58 °FFort Dodge, Jul: 62 °FFort Dodge, Aug: 60 °FFort Dodge, Sep: 51 °FFort Dodge, Oct: 38 °FFort Dodge, Nov: 25 °FFort Dodge, Dec: 14 °FHouston, Jan: 45 °FHouston, Feb: 49 °FHouston, Mar: 54 °FHouston, Apr: 61 °FHouston, May: 69 °FHouston, Jun: 75 °FHouston, Jul: 77 °FHouston, Aug: 77 °FHouston, Sep: 72 °FHouston, Oct: 63 °FHouston, Nov: 53 °FHouston, Dec: 46 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fort Dodge high253044597080838074614531
Houston high636773798691939490827265
Fort Dodge low81224354858626051382514
Houston low454954616975777772635346

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Fort DodgeHouston
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Dodge, Jan: 1.1 inFort Dodge, Feb: 1.3 inFort Dodge, Mar: 2.4 inFort Dodge, Apr: 4.4 inFort Dodge, May: 5.4 inFort Dodge, Jun: 5.5 inFort Dodge, Jul: 3.7 inFort Dodge, Aug: 4.2 inFort Dodge, Sep: 3.4 inFort Dodge, Oct: 2.6 inFort Dodge, Nov: 1.9 inFort Dodge, Dec: 1.5 inHouston, Jan: 4.5 inHouston, Feb: 3.6 inHouston, Mar: 3.9 inHouston, Apr: 4.3 inHouston, May: 4.1 inHouston, Jun: 4.9 inHouston, Jul: 3.8 inHouston, Aug: 4.1 inHouston, Sep: 4.9 inHouston, Oct: 4.6 inHouston, Nov: 4.5 inHouston, Dec: 4.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fort Dodge1.11.32.44.45.45.53.74.23.42.61.91.5
Houston4.53.63.94.34.14.93.84.14.94.64.54.7

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Fort DodgeHouston
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovFort Dodge, Jan: 13 daysFort Dodge, Feb: 13 daysFort Dodge, Mar: 15 daysFort Dodge, Apr: 14 daysFort Dodge, May: 16 daysFort Dodge, Jun: 17 daysFort Dodge, Jul: 21 daysFort Dodge, Aug: 20 daysFort Dodge, Sep: 21 daysFort Dodge, Oct: 19 daysFort Dodge, Nov: 16 daysFort Dodge, Dec: 14 daysHouston, Jan: 15 daysHouston, Feb: 13 daysHouston, Mar: 15 daysHouston, Apr: 16 daysHouston, May: 18 daysHouston, Jun: 21 daysHouston, Jul: 21 daysHouston, Aug: 21 daysHouston, Sep: 21 daysHouston, Oct: 22 daysHouston, Nov: 18 daysHouston, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fort Dodge131315141617212021191614
Houston151315161821212121221815

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).