Galveston, TX: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 85.4°F in Galveston, TX, the warmest summer since 2023 (2025 excluded: 13 of 92 days missing), tied 8th warmest of 151 (with 2012 and 1875).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 85.4°F; Warmest since 2023; 8th warmest of 151
Precipitation: 10.08 in; Driest since 2023; 63rd driest of 154

A normal summer in Galveston, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 84.4°F, between 83.4°F and 85.7°F in eight years of ten and 10.84 in of precipitation, between 4.08 in and 20.86 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Galveston, TX since 1874: 85.4°F in 2026; the highest is 87.6°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 83.4 to 85.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer in Galveston, TX from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	85.4	8	90	18	80.8	4	10.08	92	0
2025									13
2024	85.3	11	90.2	14	80.3	12	25.54	9	0
2023	86.2	3	91.8	4	80.7	5	4.04	143	0
2022	87.6	1	92.6	2	82.7	1	13.80	49	0
2021	85.3	11	90.3	13	80.3	12	16.86	31	0
2020	86.1	4	91	9	81.2	3	11.46	78	0
2019	85.7	6	91	9	80.5	7	10.80	87	0
2018	85	15	89.8	24	80.1	16	11.63	74	0
2017	83.6	42	88.3	38	78.9	43	39.57	1	0
2016	84.3	27	89.1	30	79.6	20	20.15	22	0
2015	85.3	11	90.4	11	80.2	14	9.38	101	0
2014	84.5	22	89.6	27	79.4	28	7.56	117	0
2013	84.8	16	90	18	79.6	20	9.51	99	0
2012	85.4	8	90.4	11	80.4	11	15.84	38	0
2011	87.3	2	92.7	1	81.9	2	2.15	154	0
2010	85.3	11	90.1	17	80.5	7	7.65	116	0
2009	85.7	6	91.3	5	80.1	16	4.12	142	0
2008	84.5	22	90.2	14	78.9	43	10.84	86	0
2007	83.4	47	88.3	38	78.4	78	16.17	36	0
2006	83.9	34	88.9	32	78.8	50	20.00	23	0
2005	85.8	5	91.2	6	80.5	7	5.26	139	0
2004	83.5	43	88.7	34	78.3	89	12.62	59	2
2003	83.5	43	88.7	34	78.3	89	15.69	39	3
2002	83.4	47	88.4	37	78.4	78	23.71	10	1
2001	83.2	60	88.3	38	78.2	99	26.08	5	2
2000	84.4	24	90	18	78.9	43	3.32	149	2
1999	83.9	34	89	31	78.9	43	10.15	91	4
1998	84.6	19	89.4	28	79.8	19			6
1997							4.32	141	15
1996	84.3	27	89.7	25	78.9	43	13.36	53	4
1995	84.6	19	91.1	7	78	111	11.76	70	4
1994	84.3	27	88	45	80.5	7	7.25	120	0
1993	84.1	33	87.5	60	80.7	5	3.92	145	0
1992	82.5	95	86.6	101	78.3	89	7.37	119	0
1991	83.5	43	88	45	79	39	13.37	52	0
1990	84.4	24	88.6	36	80.2	14	6.11	130	0
1989	82.4	103	86.3	121	78.6	67	21.96	17	0
1988	83	67	86.9	89	79.1	36	11.48	76	0
1987	83.4	47	87.4	66	79.5	22	14.39	44	0
1986	83.1	62	87.1	77	79.1	36	8.49	107	0
1985	81.8	134	85.8	141	77.8	116	12.95	55	0
1984	82.6	89	87.1	77	78.1	103	5.76	136	0
1983	83.5	43	88.1	42	78.9	43	23.40	13	0
1982	83.7	38	87.6	58	79.9	18	6.55	126	0
1981	83.8	36	88.2	41	79.5	22	28.91	3	0
1980	83.4	47	87.3	70	79.5	22	6.64	125	0
1979	81.9	129	86.1	130	77.7	119	22.74	14	0
1978	83.7	38	87.8	51	79.5	22	8.41	108	0
1977	82.1	121	85.9	138	78.3	89	9.96	95	0
1976	81.3	145	85.7	143	76.9	144	11.34	79	0
1975	82.9	71	87	83	78.8	50	11.49	75	0
1974	82.1	121	86.1	130	78.1	103	12.29	62	0
1973	81.7	137	85.9	138	77.5	130	16.70	32	0
1972	82.7	82	86.8	96	78.6	67	5.34	138	0
1971	82.4	103	86.1	130	78.7	60	6.41	128	0
1970	82.4	103	86.4	118	78.4	78	9.58	97	0
1969	83.4	47	87.5	60	79.3	32	13.96	47	0
1968	82.3	109	86.3	121	78.3	89	18.46	28	0
1967	81.3	145	85.1	147	77.5	130	15.28	41	0
1966	81.5	142	85.8	141	77.2	141	11.67	72	0
1965	82.7	82	86.9	89	78.5	75	8.57	104	0
1964	82.2	115	86.4	118	78.1	103	12.75	58	0
1963	82.8	76	86.7	99	79	39	7.66	115	0
1962	82.8	76	86.9	89	78.8	50	10.92	84	0
1961	80.7	149	85	149	76.5	148	26.04	6	0
1960	82.5	95	86.6	101	78.4	78	10.07	93	0
1959	81.9	129	86.2	126	77.5	130	19.60	25	1
1958	83.8	36	88.1	42	79.5	22	8.51	106	0
1957	83.1	62	87.4	66	78.8	50	8.33	109	0
1956	82.5	95	86.6	101	78.5	75	2.81	152	0
1955	82.2	115	86.9	89	77.5	130	10.23	90	0
1954	83.2	60	87.5	60	78.8	50	3.93	144	0
1953	83.4	47	87.9	49	79	39	20.93	20	0
1952	82.9	71	87.1	77	78.6	67	12.01	65	0
1951	83.4	47	87.8	51	79.1	36	6.85	123	0
1950	82.6	89	86.5	106	78.7	60	16.62	33	0
1949	82.6	89	87.1	77	78.1	103	12.81	57	0
1948	83.3	55	87.4	66	79.3	32	3.46	148	0
1947	82.7	82	87	83	78.4	78	6.04	131	0
1946	81.9	129	86.2	126	77.7	119	14.77	43	0
1945	82.1	121	86.3	121	78	111	26.27	4	0
1944	83.3	55	87.2	73	79.5	22	5.58	137	0
1943	83	67	87.4	66	78.6	67	23.43	12	0
1942	82.7	82	87.1	77	78.4	78	22.41	15	0
1941	82.9	71	87.1	77	78.6	67	16.54	34	0
1940	81.8	134	86	133	77.6	124	5.90	132	0
1939	82.8	76	87.3	70	78.3	89	18.12	30	0
1938	83.1	62	87.5	60	78.6	67	11.32	80	0
1937	83.7	38	88	45	79.4	28	6.44	127	0
1936	83.3	55	87.8	51	78.7	60	7.97	112	0
1935	83.3	55	87.9	49	78.8	50	12.86	56	0
1934	82.8	76	86.9	89	78.8	50	13.91	48	0
1933	82.6	89	87	83	78.1	103	11.70	71	0
1932	83.4	47	88	45	78.8	50	8.56	105	0
1931	82.3	109	86.5	106	78.1	103	6.99	122	0
1930	82.5	95	87.2	73	77.7	119	3.05	150	0
1929	82.6	89	87.2	73	78.1	103	10.07	93	0
1928	82.8	76	87	83	78.6	67	10.61	89	0
1927	83.1	62	87.6	58	78.7	60	6.72	124	0
1926	82.3	109	86.9	89	77.7	119	7.45	118	0
1925	82	127	86	133	77.9	113	19.63	24	0
1924	83.1	62	87.5	60	78.8	50	3.00	151	0
1923	81.9	129	86.2	126	77.6	124	13.65	50	0
1922	82.2	115	86.7	99	77.7	119	13.09	54	0
1921	82.1	121	86.5	106	77.8	116	12.16	64	0
1920	81.4	144	86	133	76.9	144	12.54	60	0
1919	80.9	147	85.5	146	76.4	149	21.39	19	0
1918	83	67	87.3	70	78.7	60	8.07	111	0
1917	82.4	103	86.5	106	78.3	89	3.82	146	0
1916	82.3	109	86.8	96	77.9	113	11.93	67	0
1915	82.3	109	86.3	121	78.4	78	21.61	18	0
1914	82.5	95	86.9	89	78.2	99	9.58	97	0
1913	81.6	138	86	133	77.2	141	7.87	113	0
1912	81.6	138	86	133	77.3	136	5.78	135	0
1911	82.1	121	86.5	106	77.6	124	11.66	73	0
1910	81.6	138	85.7	143	77.4	135	14.90	42	0
1909	82.9	71	87.2	73	78.6	67	7.75	114	0
1908	82.4	103	86.5	106	78.3	89	11.98	66	0
1907	82.6	89	86.5	106	78.7	60	2.43	153	0
1906	82.7	82	86.8	96	78.7	60	9.05	103	0
1905	82.5	95	86.5	106	78.4	78	11.87	68	0
1904	80.9	147	85.1	147	76.7	147	11.47	77	0
1903	79.9	151	84.6	150	75.1	151	22.38	16	0
1902	82.7	82	86.2	126	79.2	35	11.03	82	0
1901	83	67	87.8	51	78.2	99	13.54	51	0
1900	82.3	109	86.5	106	78.1	103	31.19	2	0
1899	82.5	95	86.6	101	78.3	89	14.15	46	0
1898	82.2	115	86.5	106	77.9	113	9.24	102	0
1897	82.9	71	87	83	78.8	50	5.80	134	0
1896	83.3	55	87.7	56	79	39	4.59	140	0
1895	82.4	103	86.6	101	78.2	99	9.49	100	0
1894	80.1	150	84.3	151	75.8	150	25.70	8	0
1893	82.1	121	86.5	106	77.8	116	15.43	40	0
1892	81.6	138	85.9	138	77.2	141	11.05	81	0
1891	81.9	129	86.3	121	77.6	124	11.84	69	0
1890	81.8	134	86.4	118	77.3	136	14.33	45	0
1889	81.5	142	85.7	143	77.3	136	10.65	88	0
1888	82	127	86.5	106	77.5	130	25.77	7	0
1887	82.2	115	87.5	60	76.8	146	16.33	35	0
1886	82.5	95	87.7	56	77.3	136	10.85	85	1
1885	84.3	27	89.2	29	79.3	32	7.22	121	0
1884	83.7	38	88.9	32	78.5	75	9.77	96	0
1883	84.6	19	89.7	25	79.4	28	3.51	147	0
1882	82.2	115	87	83	77.3	136	20.35	21	0
1881	84.8	16	90.2	14	79.4	28	10.93	83	0
1880	82.7	82	87.8	51	77.6	124	12.43	61	0
1879	82.8	76	88.1	42	77.6	124	12.23	63	0
1878	84.4	24	89.9	22	78.9	43	18.76	27	0
1877	84.2	31	90	18	78.4	78	5.84	133	0
1876	84.7	18	91.1	7	78.3	89	16.04	37	0
1875	85.4	8	92.4	3	78.4	78	8.10	110	0
1874	84.2	31	89.9	22	78.4	78	18.27	29	0
1873							23.48	11	92
1872							6.36	129	92
1871							18.84	26	92

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	87.6
2011	87.3
2023	86.2
2020	86.1
2005	85.8
2019	85.7
2009	85.7
2026	85.4
2012	85.4
1875	85.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1903	79.9
1894	80.1
1961	80.7
1919	80.9
1904	80.9
1976	81.3
1967	81.3
1920	81.4
1966	81.5
1889	81.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	39.57
1900	31.19
1981	28.91
1945	26.27
2001	26.08
1961	26.04
1888	25.77
1894	25.70
2024	25.54
2002	23.71

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	2.15
1907	2.43
1956	2.81
1924	3.00
1930	3.05
2000	3.32
1948	3.46
1883	3.51
1917	3.82
1993	3.92

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 22 July 2026
Coldest night: 73°F; 14 July 2026
Wettest day: 2.93 in; 13 July 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 10.08 in of precipitation in Galveston, TX, the driest summer since 2023 (2025 excluded: 14 of 92 days missing), 63rd driest of 154.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Galveston, TX: 100°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Galveston, TX: a low of 73°F on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Galveston, TX: 2.93 in on Monday 13 July 2026.