Houston endures about 89 more days above 90 °F each year.
Santa Clara sees rain or snow on roughly 45 fewer days each year. Santa Clara enjoys about 42 more sunny days a year than Houston.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Houston | Metric | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| 215 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 257 days |
| 52 in | Precipitationper year | 15 in |
| 104 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 59 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 107 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 18 days |
| 5 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 3 days |
| 75% | Humidityaverage relative | 72% |
| 71 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 61 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston high | 63 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 72 | 65 |
| Santa Clara high | 59 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 59 |
| Houston low | 45 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Santa Clara low | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Santa Clara | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Santa Clara | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 16 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Houston vs another city
- Houston vs West University Place, TX
- Houston vs Bellaire, TX
- Houston vs Aldine, TX
- Houston vs Jacinto City, TX
- Houston vs Galena Park, TX
- Houston vs Cloverleaf, TX
- Houston vs New York, NY
- Houston vs Los Angeles, CA
- Houston vs Chicago, IL
- Houston vs Phoenix, AZ
- Houston vs Philadelphia, PA
- Houston vs San Antonio, TX
Santa Clara vs another city
- Santa Clara vs Sunnyvale, CA
- Santa Clara vs Burbank, CA
- Santa Clara vs Cupertino, CA
- Santa Clara vs Campbell, CA
- Santa Clara vs Milpitas, CA
- Santa Clara vs Mountain View, CA
- Santa Clara vs New York, NY
- Santa Clara vs Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Clara vs Chicago, IL
- Santa Clara vs Phoenix, AZ
- Santa Clara vs Philadelphia, PA
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).