Washington picks up around 28 more inches of snow each winter.
Houston has around 125 fewer freezing nights a year. Houston endures about 90 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Houston | Metric | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| 215 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 195 days |
| 52 in | Precipitationper year | 46 in |
| 104 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 124 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 28 in |
| 107 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 17 days |
| 5 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 130 days |
| 75% | Humidityaverage relative | 70% |
| 71 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 51 °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 |
| Washington high | 37 | 40 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 42 |
| Houston low | 45 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Washington low | 19 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
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 |
| Washington | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
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 |
| Washington | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
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
Washington vs another city
- Washington vs Hackettstown, NJ
- Washington vs Phillipsburg, NJ
- Washington vs Chestnut Hill, PA
- Washington vs Easton, PA
- Washington vs Bangor, PA
- Washington vs Wilson, PA
- Washington vs New York, NY
- Washington vs Los Angeles, CA
- Washington vs Chicago, IL
- Washington vs Phoenix, AZ
- Washington 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).