West Des Moines picks up around 34 more inches of snow each winter.
Houston has around 126 fewer freezing nights a year. Houston endures about 86 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Houston | Metric | West Des Moines |
|---|---|---|
| 215 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 204 days |
| 52 in | Precipitationper year | 37 in |
| 104 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 113 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 34 in |
| 107 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 21 days |
| 5 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 131 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 |
| West Des Moines high | 31 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Houston low | 45 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| West Des Moines low | 13 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 19 |
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 |
| West Des Moines | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
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 |
| West Des Moines | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 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
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- 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
West Des Moines vs another city
- West Des Moines vs Clive, IA
- West Des Moines vs Windsor Heights, IA
- West Des Moines vs Waukee, IA
- West Des Moines vs Urbandale, IA
- West Des Moines vs Norwalk, IA
- West Des Moines vs Grimes, IA
- West Des Moines vs New York, NY
- West Des Moines vs Los Angeles, CA
- West Des Moines vs Chicago, IL
- West Des Moines vs Phoenix, AZ
- West Des Moines 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).