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Houston, TX vs University of California-Santa Barbara, CA weather comparison

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Houston endures about 105 more days above 90 °F each year.

University of California-Santa Barbara sees rain or snow on roughly 69 fewer days each year. University of California-Santa Barbara enjoys about 91 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 University of California-Santa Barbara, CA
HoustonMetricUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
215 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies306 days
52 inPrecipitationper year16 in
104 daysWet daysrain or snow per year35 days
0 inSnowfallper year2 in
107 daysHot daysabove 90 °F2 days
5 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
75%Humidityaverage relative64%
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.

HoustonUniversity of California-Santa Barbara

Daily highs

708090JanMarMayJulSepNovHouston, 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 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 64 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 64 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 66 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 68 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 69 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 70 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 73 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 74 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 74 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 73 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 69 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 64 °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 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 42 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 44 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 46 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 48 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 51 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 55 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 58 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 58 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 56 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 51 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 44 °FUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 41 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Houston high636773798691939490827265
University of California-Santa Barbara high646466686970737474736964
Houston low454954616975777772635346
University of California-Santa Barbara low424446485155585856514441

Monthly precipitation

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

HoustonUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
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 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 3.7 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 3.7 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 2.8 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 0.9 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 0.4 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 0.1 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 0.1 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 0.0 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 0.1 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 0.7 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 1.0 inUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 2.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Houston4.53.63.94.34.14.93.84.14.94.64.54.7
University of California-Santa Barbara3.73.72.80.90.40.10.10.00.10.71.02.4

Monthly sunny days

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

HoustonUniversity of California-Santa Barbara
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovHouston, 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 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jan: 20 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Feb: 18 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Mar: 22 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Apr: 26 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, May: 28 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jun: 29 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Jul: 30 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Aug: 30 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Sep: 29 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Oct: 28 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Nov: 25 daysUniversity of California-Santa Barbara, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Houston151315161821212121221815
University of California-Santa Barbara201822262829303029282522

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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).