Houston Hobby, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Houston Hobby's primary NOAA station, HOUSTON HOBBY AP.
The climate verdict for Houston Hobby
Warm-season cooling demand defines Houston Hobby, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 71°F. It scores 88/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 89% of them.
- 71°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 88/100
- comfort score, above 89% of station-mapped location scores
- 55.6"
- precipitation, annual total
- 332 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Houston Hobby: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00012918 · Houston Hobby, TX 71°F mean · 55.6" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 71°F
- RANK-WARM #6,587
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Houston Clover…
- PRCP-WET 55.6"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 88/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,362 CDD
- STN-1 USW00012918
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Houston Clover Fld, TX (+ 0.2 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- Houston Hobby (this station) 71°F
- Cold New Orleans Lak…, LA 71°F
- Hot Freeport, TX 71°F
- Near Houston Clover…, TX 71°F
- Near Point Comfort, TX 71°F
Houston Hobby sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Houston Hobby
Houston Hobby: 73/100 · grade B
Houston Hobby publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Houston Hobby, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 88/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 332 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 71.1°F · 3.6° from 67.5°F | 89/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 101 calendar days | 75/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 55.6 in · 20.6 from 35 in | 26/100 · F |
Houston Hobby · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Houston Hobby is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 55.0°F and warmest-month mean 85.1°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 85.1°F
- Coldest month
- 55.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Houston Hobby sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Houston Hobby's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 4% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Houston Hobby sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 10% wettest
- Houston Hobby's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Houston Hobby is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Houston Hobby compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Houston Hobby's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
88 Top 11% score exceeds 89% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Houston Hobby's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 83 complete annual observations from 1931 to 2025, HOUSTON HOBBY AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.19°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Houston Hobby primary station fitted change +0.19 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F (18°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 4.1" | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 68°F (20°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.9" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 73°F (23°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.3" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 79°F (26°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 86°F (30°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| June | 91°F (33°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 6.1" | 0.0 | 20.8 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 4.6" | 0.0 | 26.3 |
| August | 94°F (34°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 85°F (30°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 26.3 |
| September | 89°F (32°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 5.8" | 0.0 | 16.4 |
| October | 82°F (28°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 5.8" | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| November | 73°F (23°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.9" | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| December | 66°F (19°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.3" | 0.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Houston Hobby runs from a mild 46°F around January 8 to 94°F at the peak near August 3, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 4 through September 12, covering 101 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 28 to November 24.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 46°F around January 8.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is September 1, when 35% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 2 at 24%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 108 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 30 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Houston Hobby.
Where Houston Hobby Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 101 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 19°F.
Houston Hobby earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.2 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
Houston Hobby spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Houston Hobby has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 6.1" and February 2.9". The three wettest months together take 32% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Houston Hobby, it arrives in quantity
55.6" of precipitation falls across only about 107 wet days here, averaging 0.52 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 107 a year, 29% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.52 inches
- Most wet days
- June, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 28
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
January 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
332 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,098
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,362
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Houston Hobby on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (71°F here).
- Live Oak, FL 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Eloy, AZ 71°F · 0.2°F off
- Starke, FL 71°F · 0.2°F off
- Bouse, AZ 71°F · 0.2°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (55.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Helena, AL 55.6" · 0.0" off
- Scottsmoor, FL 55.6" · 0.0" off
- Clayton, AL 55.6" · 0.0" off
- Mcclellanville, SC 55.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Houston Hobby's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Houston Hobby accumulates 3,362 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,098 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 55.6 inches of precipitation at Houston Hobby. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Houston Hobby's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.1°F. The annual average is 71°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
With about 332 frost-free days, the calendar is constrained more by sustained heat than by freeze timing. This does not measure crop suitability or soil moisture; it only reports the NOAA-derived frost-free window for Houston Hobby.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Houston Hobby's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Houston Hobby that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Houston Hobby's primary station: HOUSTON HOBBY AP (USW00012918). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Houston Hobby; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Houston Hobby comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.