Houston, TX: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 75.9°F in Houston, TX, the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 133 years since 1892 (1895 excluded: 53 of 282 days missing; 1906 excluded: 123 of 282 days missing); provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 75.9°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 133, provisional
Precipitation: 36.56 in; Wettest since 2024; 60th wettest of 137

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Houston, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.7°F, between 71.1°F and 74.6°F in eight years of ten and 37.39 in of precipitation, between 27.02 in and 52.87 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Houston, TX since 1892: 75.9°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 71.1 to 74.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Houston, TX from 1889 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	75.9	1	85.3	3	66.4	1	36.56	60	0
2025	75	4	84.6	6	65.5	7	30.11	96	0
2024	74.7	6	84	14	65.4	9	51.20	10	0
2023	75.6	2	85.6	2	65.6	4	35.75	67	0
2022	73.6	19	84.4	10	62.8	68	30.62	93	0
2021	72.5	53	82.1	41	62.8	68	42.94	30	0
2020	74.6	8	84.3	11	65	18	35.79	66	0
2019	73.9	12	83.3	20	64.5	25	43.89	26	0
2018	73.9	12	83.3	20	64.4	27	41.01	38	0
2017	75.1	3	84.5	8	65.6	4	74.18	1	0
2016	73.1	30	82.8	28	63.5	44	55.28	6	0
2015	72.2	61	81.6	54	62.7	73	47.97	17	0
2014	71.1	94	80.9	75	61.4	105	33.71	77	0
2013	72.7	45	82.9	26	62.6	75	26.62	114	0
2012	74.7	6	84.1	12	65.2	13	37.82	52	0
2011	74.9	5	85.8	1	64	36	15.25	136	0
2010	71.6	80	81.3	63	61.9	93	36.95	58	0
2009	73.9	12	84.1	12	63.8	40	29.47	102	0
2008	72.8	42	83.2	22	62.3	83	40.83	40	0
2007	72.3	57	81.4	59	63.1	58	52.60	9	0
2006	73.5	22	83.5	18	63.5	44	40.34	43	0
2005	73	34	82.7	31	63.4	50	30.43	94	0
2004	72.7	45	81.7	48	63.7	41	50.14	13	0
2003	71.8	74	80.8	81	62.9	63	34.26	73	0
2002	72.3	57	81.7	48	62.9	63	36.33	63	0
2001	70.8	108	80.7	83	60.8	113	55.78	5	0
2000	73.3	27	84.6	6	62.1	87	34.63	72	0
1999	73.6	19	84.7	5	62.4	79	23.76	126	0
1998	73.1	30	83.8	15	62.3	83	34.75	71	0
1997	70.7	114	80.6	86	60.7	118	47.22	18	0
1996	71.5	84	82.3	35	60.8	113	33.12	83	0
1995	72.7	45	82.8	28	62.7	73	35.49	68	0
1994	72.1	65	82.3	35	61.9	93	27.06	111	0
1993	71.9	72	82.1	41	61.8	99	48.22	16	0
1992	71.1	94	80.9	75	61.3	106	42.25	33	0
1991	72	68	81.4	59	62.6	75	44.24	24	0
1990	73.5	22	83.6	17	63.3	52	32.96	86	0
1989	71.3	89	81.1	70	61.5	104	48.43	15	0
1988	70.7	114	81.7	48	59.6	124	20.71	135	0
1987	71.1	94	82.1	41	60.2	122	32.46	87	0
1986	73.3	27	83	25	63.5	44	28.77	105	0
1985	70.3	123	80.1	100	60.5	120	33.91	75	0
1984	69.7	125	80	102	59.4	126	28.48	106	0
1983	69	132	78.7	128	59.4	126	44.79	23	0
1982	72	68	82.2	38	61.9	93	22.85	131	0
1981	72.2	61	82.5	34	61.9	93	45.20	21	0
1980	72.8	42	83.7	16	62	90	31.59	89	0
1979	69.1	130	79.2	120	58.9	131	50.36	12	0
1978	68.4	133	79.1	122	57.7	134	36.29	64	0
1977	69.7	125	80.9	75	58.4	132	26.17	115	0
1976	69.6	128	81.1	70	58.1	133	39.90	44	0
1975	70.5	119	81.4	59	59.6	124	39.66	45	0
1974	71.3	89	81.6	54	61	110	33.51	82	0
1973	69.2	129	79.5	112	59	130	57.45	4	0
1972	71.3	89	82.1	41	60.5	120	38.77	48	0
1971	70.8	108	81.7	48	59.9	123	27.90	108	0
1970	69.1	130	79.1	122	59.2	129	37.71	54	0
1969	71.5	84	80.6	86	62.4	79	29.98	97	0
1968	70.8	108	78.1	133	63.4	50	44.80	22	0
1967	72.7	45	80.4	92	64.9	20	23.42	128	0
1966	71.1	94	78.7	128	63.5	44	43.57	27	0
1965	73.1	30	80.9	75	65.3	10	23.80	125	0
1964	72.6	49	80	102	65.1	15	24.13	123	0
1963	73.6	19	81.9	45	65.3	10	31.04	91	0
1962	74.5	10	82.8	28	66.2	2	25.60	116	0
1961	71	100	78.9	126	63.1	58	40.78	41	0
1960	71	100	79	124	63	62	41.23	36	0
1959	71.6	80	79.6	109	63.7	41	53.67	7	0
1958	71.6	80	79.5	112	63.7	41	33.60	80	0
1957	73.4	25	81.2	68	65.7	3	41.18	37	0
1956	73.4	25	82.3	35	64.5	25	22.02	132	0
1955	73	34	81	73	64.9	20	37.64	55	0
1954	73.9	12	82.6	33	65.2	13	25.45	118	0
1953	73.7	17	82.2	38	65.1	15	27.71	110	0
1952	72.6	49	81.3	63	64	36	24.97	120	0
1951	73	34	81.7	48	64.3	31	23.67	127	2
1950	73.5	22	81.7	48	65.3	10	36.47	61	0
1949	72.4	56	80.3	95	64.4	27	49.87	14	0
1948	71.9	72	80.6	86	63.2	55	21.88	133	0
1947	70.9	104	79.5	112	62.3	83	29.05	103	0
1946	72.2	61	80.4	92	63.9	38	53.21	8	0
1945	72.9	40	81.2	68	64.6	23	46.08	19	0
1944	73	34	81.3	63	64.7	22	43.23	28	0
1943	71.8	74	80.5	91	63.1	58	36.18	65	0
1942	70.5	119	78.6	130	62.4	79	38.00	51	0
1941	72.1	65	79.6	109	64.6	23	50.56	11	0
1940	70	124	79.2	120	60.8	113	24.16	122	0
1939	72.9	40	81.8	46	64.1	35	29.68	100	0
1938	73	34	80.9	75	65	18	38.42	49	0
1937	71.7	76	80.2	97	63.2	55	22.93	130	0
1936	70.9	104	79.3	119	62.4	79	33.05	84	0
1935	72.5	53	80.6	86	64.4	27	33.72	76	1
1934	72	68	80.4	92	63.5	44	33.01	85	0
1933	73.1	30	81.1	70	65.1	15	33.66	78	0
1932	72.5	53	80.6	86	64.3	31	29.58	101	0
1931	70.8	108	79	124	62.6	75	25.43	119	0
1930	71.3	89	79.7	108	62.9	63	25.57	117	0
1929	71.7	76	80.2	97	63.3	52	36.45	62	0
1928	71.1	94	79.4	116	62.9	63	26.68	113	0
1927	73.9	12	82.2	38	65.5	7	26.84	112	0
1926	71	100	78.8	127	63.2	55	43.97	25	0
1925	73.7	17	83.2	22	64.3	31	24.58	121	0
1924	70.9	104	79.8	105	62	90	30.36	95	0
1923	72.6	49	80.9	75	64.2	34	43.03	29	0
1922	72.3	57	80.7	83	63.9	38	42.38	32	0
1921	73	34	81.5	56	64.4	27	28.02	107	0
1920	71.5	84	80.1	100	62.8	68	38.34	50	0
1919	70.6	118	78.6	130	62.5	78	63.32	2	0
1918	72.1	65	81.3	63	62.9	63	34.76	70	0
1917	72.3	57	81.5	56	63.1	58	15.22	137	2
1916	72.6	49	81.8	46	63.3	52	28.87	104	0
1915	70.7	114	79.4	116	62.1	87	31.13	90	0
1914	71.5	84	80.2	97	62.8	68	39.66	45	0
1913	70.7	114	79.5	112	61.8	99	42.14	35	0
1912	70.4	122	79.4	116	61.3	106	31.84	88	1
1911	74.5	10	83.4	19	65.6	4	29.71	99	0
1910	71.7	76	81.3	63	62	90	24.11	124	0
1909	73.3	27	84.5	8	61.7	101	27.84	109	8
1908	72.8	42	83.2	22	62.1	87	42.72	31	7
1907	74.6	8	85.1	4	63.5	44	40.86	39	16
1906									123
1905	71.7	76	81.4	59	61.6	102	36.97	57	14
1904	72.2	61	82.7	31	61.3	106	30.93	92	6
1903	70.5	119	80.3	95	60.7	118	40.68	42	2
1902	72	68	82.9	26	61	110	35.39	69	0
1901	71.1	94	81.5	56	60.8	113	21.72	134	16
1900	70.8	108	79.8	105	61.6	102	60.64	3	4
1899	69.7	125	78.6	130	60.8	113	36.83	59	0
1898	71.3	89	79.8	105	62.8	68	37.73	53	0
1897	71.6	80	80.7	83	62.3	83	34.14	74	4
1896	70.9	104	80.8	81	61.9	93	42.20	34	22
1895					59.4	126	29.72	98	53
1894	71	100	79.9	104	61.1	109	33.66	78	18
1893	71.5	84	81	73	61.9	93	23.01	129	6
1892	70.8	108	79.6	109	61	110	33.59	81	16
1891							37.49	56	122
1890							46.04	20	120
1889							39.31	47	122

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	75.9
2023	75.6
2017	75.1
2025	75
2011	74.9
2024	74.7
2012	74.7
2020	74.6
1907	74.6
1962	74.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	68.4
1983	69
1979	69.1
1970	69.1
1973	69.2
1976	69.6
1984	69.7
1977	69.7
1899	69.7
1940	70

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	74.18
1919	63.32
1900	60.64
1973	57.45
2001	55.78
2016	55.28
1959	53.67
1946	53.21
2007	52.60
2024	51.20

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1917	15.22
2011	15.25
1988	20.71
1901	21.72
1948	21.88
1956	22.02
1982	22.85
1937	22.93
1893	23.01
1967	23.42

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 22 August 2026
Coldest night: 23°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.59 in; 1 May 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	54.7°F 45th warmest of 128	2.87 in 60th driest of 137
February	63.8°F 4th warmest of 128	1.67 in 37th driest of 137
March	69.9°F 2nd warmest of 130	3.45 in 43rd wettest of 137
April	73.8°F 7th warmest of 132	5.43 in 33rd wettest of 137
May	76.4°F 55th warmest of 138	8.84 in 18th wettest of 138
June	83.7°F 18th warmest of 138	7.82 in 28th wettest of 138
July	85.7°F 15th warmest of 137	3.14 in 65th driest of 139
August	87.8°F 3rd warmest of 138	1.12 in 20th driest of 138
September	84.8°F 2nd warmest of 137	0.91 in 11th driest of 138
October so far	81.5°F Warmest of 136	1.31 in 37th wettest of 137

Hot days and freezes

Houston, TX has had 124 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, 9th most of 133.
Houston, TX has had 9 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 14th most of 133 (with 2024 and 1995).
Houston, TX has had 9 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 48th most of 134 (with 1987, 1981 and 1947).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Houston, TX came on Sunday 1 February 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 97th latest of 134 (with 1991, 1949 and 1938).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
23 September	Warmest day	99°F	97°F 2023	Provisional
22 July	Warmest day	102°F	101°F 2023, 2000	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	88°F	87°F 1907	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	81°F	80°F 1974, 1957, 1948	Provisional
8 January	Warmest day	80°F	79°F 2019, 1957	Provisional
6 January	Warmest day	82°F	80°F 1989, 1956	Provisional
2 January	Warmest day	84°F	81°F 2000, 1965	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 36.56 in of precipitation in Houston, TX, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, 60th wettest of 137.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Houston, TX: 103°F on Saturday 22 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Houston, TX: a low of 23°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Houston, TX: 3.59 in on Friday 1 May 2026.