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Houston, TX vs Palo Alto, CA weather comparison

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Houston endures about 90 more days above 90 °F each year.

Palo Alto sees rain or snow on roughly 48 fewer days each year. Palo Alto enjoys about 20 more sunny days a year than Houston.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Houston, TX and Palo Alto, CA
HoustonMetricPalo Alto
215 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies234 days
52 inPrecipitationper year21 in
104 daysWet daysrain or snow per year56 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
107 daysHot daysabove 90 °F17 days
5 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F12 days
75%Humidityaverage relative74%
71 °FAverage temperatureyear round59 °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.

HoustonPalo Alto

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovHouston, 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 °FPalo Alto, Jan: 59 °FPalo Alto, Feb: 62 °FPalo Alto, Mar: 66 °FPalo Alto, Apr: 70 °FPalo Alto, May: 74 °FPalo Alto, Jun: 79 °FPalo Alto, Jul: 80 °FPalo Alto, Aug: 80 °FPalo Alto, Sep: 80 °FPalo Alto, Oct: 75 °FPalo Alto, Nov: 65 °FPalo Alto, Dec: 58 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovHouston, 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 °FPalo Alto, Jan: 40 °FPalo Alto, Feb: 42 °FPalo Alto, Mar: 44 °FPalo Alto, Apr: 46 °FPalo Alto, May: 50 °FPalo Alto, Jun: 53 °FPalo Alto, Jul: 56 °FPalo Alto, Aug: 56 °FPalo Alto, Sep: 54 °FPalo Alto, Oct: 49 °FPalo Alto, Nov: 43 °FPalo Alto, Dec: 39 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Houston high636773798691939490827265
Palo Alto high596266707479808080756558
Houston low454954616975777772635346
Palo Alto low404244465053565654494339

Monthly precipitation

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

HoustonPalo Alto
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovHouston, 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 inPalo Alto, Jan: 3.9 inPalo Alto, Feb: 4.2 inPalo Alto, Mar: 3.2 inPalo Alto, Apr: 1.6 inPalo Alto, May: 0.8 inPalo Alto, Jun: 0.2 inPalo Alto, Jul: 0.0 inPalo Alto, Aug: 0.0 inPalo Alto, Sep: 0.1 inPalo Alto, Oct: 0.9 inPalo Alto, Nov: 2.0 inPalo Alto, Dec: 3.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Houston4.53.63.94.34.14.93.84.14.94.64.54.7
Palo Alto3.94.23.21.60.80.20.00.00.10.92.03.7

Monthly sunny days

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

HoustonPalo Alto
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovHouston, 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 daysPalo Alto, Jan: 13 daysPalo Alto, Feb: 13 daysPalo Alto, Mar: 15 daysPalo Alto, Apr: 18 daysPalo Alto, May: 20 daysPalo Alto, Jun: 23 daysPalo Alto, Jul: 26 daysPalo Alto, Aug: 25 daysPalo Alto, Sep: 26 daysPalo Alto, Oct: 23 daysPalo Alto, Nov: 18 daysPalo Alto, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Houston151315161821212121221815
Palo Alto131315182023262526231815

Keep comparing

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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).