Houston Sugarland Mem, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Houston Sugarland Mem's primary NOAA station, HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM.
The climate verdict for Houston Sugarland Mem
Warm-season cooling demand defines Houston Sugarland Mem, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 71°F. It scores 100/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 99% of them.
- 71°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.7"
- annual precipitation
- 312 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Houston Sugarland Mem: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00012977 · Houston Sugarland Mem, TX 71°F mean · 49.7" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 71°F
- RANK-WARM #6,587
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Antonio/sea…
- PRCP-MID 49.7"
- SWING-MID 31°F
- COMF-TOP 100/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,385 CDD
- STN-1 USW00012977
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: San Antonio/seaworld, TX (+ 0.1 °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 Sugarla… (this station) 71°F
- Cold New Orleans Lak…, LA 71°F
- Hot Freeport, TX 71°F
- Near San Antonio/sea…, TX 71°F
- Near Houston Clover…, TX 71°F
Houston Sugarland Mem 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 Sugarland Mem
Houston Sugarland Mem: 77/100 · grade B
Houston Sugarland Mem 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 Sugarland Mem, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 100/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 312 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 71.1°F · 3.6° from 67.5°F | 89/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 108 calendar days | 72/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 49.7 in · 14.7 from 35 in | 48/100 · D |
Houston Sugarland Mem · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Houston Sugarland Mem is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 54.8°F and warmest-month mean 85.4°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
- 85.4°F
- Coldest month
- 54.8°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 Sugarland Mem sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Houston Sugarland Mem'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 Sugarland Mem sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 20% wettest
- Houston Sugarland Mem'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 Sugarland Mem is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Houston Sugarland Mem compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Houston Sugarland Mem's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
100 Top 1% score exceeds 99% 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%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
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) | 45°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.6" | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 68°F (20°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.8" | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 74°F (23°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 3.5" | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 80°F (27°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| May | 87°F (31°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 5.2" | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| June | 92°F (34°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 24.1 |
| July | 95°F (35°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 85°F (30°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 26.3 |
| August | 94°F (35°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 5.3" | 0.0 | 27.8 |
| September | 90°F (32°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 17.8 |
| October | 83°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.7" | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| November | 74°F (23°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.8" | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| December | 67°F (19°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.8" | 3.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Houston Sugarland Mem runs from a mild 45°F around January 2 to 96°F at the peak near July 27, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 29 through September 13, covering 108 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 25 to November 28.
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 45°F around January 2.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 31, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 2 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 118 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 22°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Houston Sugarland Mem.
Where Houston Sugarland Mem Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 108 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 22°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Houston Sugarland Mem earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.6 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
Houston Sugarland Mem spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 21%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Houston Sugarland Mem has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 5.3" and February 2.8". The three wettest months together take 30% 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 Sugarland Mem, it arrives in quantity
49.7" of precipitation falls across only about 119 wet days here, averaging 0.42 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 119 a year, 32% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- May, about 8
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 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
312 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,148
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,385
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Houston Sugarland Mem 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 (49.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Maynard, MA 49.7" · 0.0" off
- Mccloud, CA 49.7" · 0.0" off
- Spencer, IN 49.7" · 0.0" off
- Grantsville, WV 49.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Houston Sugarland Mem's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Houston Sugarland Mem accumulates 3,385 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,148 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: 49.7 inches of precipitation at Houston Sugarland Mem. 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.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Houston Sugarland Mem's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.6°F. The annual average is 71°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
The frost-free window extends for about 312 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Houston Sugarland Mem'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 Sugarland Mem 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 Sugarland Mem's primary station: HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM (USW00012977). 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 Sugarland Mem; 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 Sugarland Mem 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.