Houston, TX: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 87.8°F in Houston, TX, the warmest August since 2023, 3rd warmest of 138.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 87.8°F; Warmest since 2023; 3rd warmest of 138
Precipitation: 1.12 in; Driest since 2023; 20th driest of 138

A normal August in Houston, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 84.8°F, between 83.1°F and 86.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.96 in of precipitation, between 1.00 in and 8.29 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Houston, TX since 1889: 87.8°F in 2026; the highest is 91°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 83.1 to 86.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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	87.8	3	98	5	77.5	9	1.12	119	0
2025	86.9	9	96.3	20	77.5	9	2.33	80	0
2024	87.6	5	97	14	78.2	5	1.82	92	0
2023	91	1	102.7	1	79.4	1	0.01	137	0
2022	85.1	33	94.4	38	75.7	35	8.58	10	0
2021	86	20	95.5	26	76.5	16	0.83	125	0
2020	86.6	12	97.1	11	76	27	2.26	81	0
2019	87.6	5	97.5	9	77.8	7	2.42	78	0
2018	85.3	28	95	33	75.6	38	0.85	124	0
2017	83.7	72	91.3	106	76	27	39.11	1	0
2016	84.6	46	93.4	61	75.8	32	10.41	7	0
2015	85	35	95.7	21	74.4	81	2.94	70	0
2014	84.6	46	94	52	75.2	56	1.24	115	0
2013	85.3	28	95.2	30	75.4	48	3.33	63	0
2012	86.1	18	95.4	27	76.8	13	3.88	48	0
2011	90.4	2	102	2	78.7	2	0.09	136	0
2010	87.7	4	97.6	7	77.9	6	1.02	121	0
2009	86.2	15	96.4	19	76.1	24	2.11	85	0
2008	84	62	92.6	78	75.3	54	7.45	14	0
2007	85.4	27	94.4	38	76.4	17	8.05	11	0
2006	84.9	38	94.1	47	75.7	35	3.40	61	0
2005	84.6	46	94.1	47	75.1	61	1.52	107	0
2004	83.1	91	93.3	65	72.9	113	2.49	75	0
2003	84.7	43	93.8	56	75.6	38	4.47	39	0
2002	83.9	66	92.7	76	75	65	5.47	32	0
2001	83.5	82	93.4	61	73.6	101	4.83	36	0
2000	84.8	41	97.4	10	72.2	120	2.11	85	0
1999	86.8	10	98.5	3	75.1	61	0.50	133	0
1998	84.7	43	95.7	21	73.6	101	4.38	41	0
1997	83.2	89	94.1	47	72.3	119	2.26	81	0
1996	82	115	91.4	105	72.6	115	10.58	6	0
1995	84.8	41	94.4	38	75.3	54	4.90	35	0
1994	83.1	91	92.6	78	73.5	103	5.45	33	0
1993	86.5	14	97.8	6	75.2	56	1.82	92	0
1992	80.1	136	90.4	120	69.8	135	2.78	71	0
1991	82.9	99	92.5	84	73.4	104	2.97	68	0
1990	85.1	33	97.1	11	73.1	111	0.31	135	0
1989	81.7	122	91.2	108	72.2	120	2.74	72	0
1988	85.3	28	95.7	21	74.9	70	3.52	58	0
1987	86.2	15	97	14	75.4	48	1.48	108	0
1986	82.6	105	92.5	84	72.7	114	3.27	64	0
1985	84.1	58	95.1	32	73.2	110	1.14	117	0
1984	82.9	99	93.2	68	72.6	115	3.52	58	0
1983	82.6	105	91.5	100	73.7	97	9.42	8	0
1982	84.1	58	94.3	43	73.9	92	1.90	88	0
1981	84.4	54	94.5	36	74.3	84	7.01	17	0
1980	86.6	12	97.1	11	76.1	24	1.40	110	0
1979	81.5	125	91.5	100	71.5	129	4.57	37	0
1978	83.1	91	94.2	45	71.9	126	3.66	55	0
1977	83	96	93	72	73.1	111	4.45	40	0
1976	81.4	127	94	52	68.8	138	1.59	103	0
1975	81.1	130	91.6	98	70.6	132	5.72	30	0
1974	81.5	125	90.9	111	72.2	120	6.94	21	0
1973	79.5	137	89.4	133	69.6	136	3.73	54	0
1972	80.3	134	90.5	116	70	133	3.90	47	0
1971	80.4	133	89.8	128	71	130	6.95	19	0
1970	83.1	91	94	52	72.2	120	2.03	87	0
1969	83.1	91	94.1	47	72.2	120	2.67	73	0
1968	84	62	91.5	100	76.4	17	1.68	97	0
1967	81.7	122	89	135	74.3	84	1.88	89	0
1966	82.1	113	89.2	134	75.1	61	3.91	46	0
1965	84.3	56	92.2	91	76.4	17	1.86	91	0
1964	86.2	15	94	52	78.4	3	3.80	53	0
1963	86.1	18	94.6	34	77.5	9	1.82	92	0
1962	87.5	7	96.7	16	78.3	4	2.43	77	0
1961	82.6	105	91	109	74.2	87	3.23	65	0
1960	82.3	109	88.8	137	75.8	32	5.87	27	0
1959	82.7	102	89.5	132	75.9	30	6.99	18	0
1958	85.2	31	93.5	60	76.9	12	3.60	57	0
1957	85	35	93.7	57	76.3	20	1.30	113	0
1956	84.7	43	93	72	76.3	20	1.05	120	0
1955	83.4	87	91.3	106	75.4	48	6.66	23	0
1954	85.7	22	94.5	36	76.8	13	1.57	104	0
1953	82.7	102	90.5	116	75	65	7.43	15	0
1952	85.6	26	94.4	38	76.7	15	0.74	129	0
1951	87	8	96.5	17	77.6	8	1.54	105	0
1950	83.6	77	92.6	78	74.6	76	0.94	122	0
1949	82.6	105	91.5	100	73.7	97	3.83	49	0
1948	85.7	22	95.4	27	76	27	1.25	114	0
1947	83.8	70	92.3	89	75.4	48	4.52	38	0
1946	83.7	72	91.9	95	75.5	42	1.15	116	0
1945	83.6	77	92	93	75.2	56	11.13	4	0
1944	84.9	38	93.7	57	76.1	24	6.95	19	0
1943	83.9	66	92.5	84	75.4	48	1.32	112	0
1942	82.8	101	90.1	125	75.5	42	4.08	44	0
1941	84.6	46	92.9	74	76.3	20	3.13	66	0
1940	83.4	87	92.6	78	74.1	88	0.82	126	0
1939	83.7	72	92.5	84	75	65	0.52	132	0
1938	83.6	77	91.6	98	75.6	38	1.66	100	0
1937	84.1	58	92.6	78	75.5	42	4.18	42	0
1936	83.5	82	91.9	95	75.2	56	2.95	69	0
1935	84.4	54	92.9	74	75.8	32	1.68	97	0
1934	83.5	82	91.5	100	75.5	42	1.61	102	0
1933	83	96	90.8	113	75.1	61	6.36	26	0
1932	83.8	70	92	93	75.5	42	8.03	12	0
1931	82	115	90.3	124	73.8	95	3.62	56	0
1930	85.2	31	94.6	34	75.7	35	0.79	127	0
1929	84	62	93.1	69	74.8	73	1.33	111	0
1928	84.5	52	92.7	76	76.2	23	2.14	83	0
1927	85.7	22	95.6	25	75.9	30	trace	138	0
1926	82.7	102	90.5	116	74.9	70	6.87	22	0
1925	83.9	66	94.1	47	73.7	97	3.95	45	0
1924	85.7	22	95.7	21	75.6	38	0.64	130	0
1923	83.2	89	92.3	89	74.1	88	3.82	50	0
1922	84	62	93.4	61	74.6	76	1.72	96	0
1921	83.9	66	93.4	61	74.4	81	1.66	100	0
1920	81.7	122	89.7	129	73.7	97	11.26	3	0
1919	83.7	72	91.9	95	75.4	48	3.82	50	0
1918	83.7	72	92.6	78	74.8	73	1.68	97	0
1917	85	35	95.2	30	74.7	75	1.13	118	0
1916	82	115	90.1	125	74	90	6.66	23	0
1915	81.8	120	90.4	120	73.3	107	15.43	2	0
1914	82.3	109	90	127	74.5	79	9.24	9	0
1913	83.5	82	92.5	84	74.5	79	0.88	123	0
1912	83.6	77	92.2	91	75	65	2.59	74	0
1911	83.5	82	93.1	69	73.9	92	1.87	90	0
1910	84.6	46	94.2	45	75	65	2.45	76	0
1909	86	20	97.6	7	74.4	81	0.78	128	0
1908	83	96	93.3	65	72.6	115	3.82	50	0
1907	84.9	38	96.5	17	73.4	104	3.52	58	0
1906	84.3	56	95.3	29	73.3	107	1.75	95	0
1905	84.6	46	93.6	59	75.5	42	0.58	131	0
1904	81.3	128	90.6	114	71.9	126	4.10	43	0
1903	82	115	90.6	114	73.4	104	6.46	25	0
1902	86.8	10	98.3	4	75.2	56	0.37	134	0
1901	84.5	52	94.3	43	74.6	76	2.14	83	0
1900	81.9	119	90.4	120	73.3	107	10.74	5	0
1899	84.1	58	93.3	65	74.9	70	4.91	34	0
1898	81.8	120	89.7	129	73.9	92	5.59	31	0
1897	82.2	112	90.5	116	73.8	95	7.53	13	0
1896	83.6	77	93.1	69	74	90	2.38	79	1
1895	82.3	109	90.4	120	74.3	84	3.37	62	0
1894	78.7	138	86.5	138	70.9	131	5.75	28	0
1893	80.5	132	88.9	136	72	125	3.07	67	0
1892	81	131	89.7	129	72.4	118	7.13	16	0
1891	80.2	135	90.9	111	69	137	1.44	109	2
1890	82.1	113	94.4	38	69.9	134	5.75	28	0
1889	81.3	128	91	109	71.6	128	1.53	106	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	91
2011	90.4
2026	87.8
2010	87.7
2024	87.6
2019	87.6
1962	87.5
1951	87
2025	86.9
1999	86.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1894	78.7
1973	79.5
1992	80.1
1891	80.2
1972	80.3
1971	80.4
1893	80.5
1892	81
1975	81.1
1904	81.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	39.11
1915	15.43
1920	11.26
1945	11.13
1900	10.74
1996	10.58
2016	10.41
1983	9.42
1914	9.24
2022	8.58

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1927	trace
2023	0.01
2011	0.09
1990	0.31
1902	0.37
1999	0.50
1939	0.52
1905	0.58
1924	0.64
1952	0.74

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 103°F; 22 August 2026
Coldest night: 73°F; 28 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.89 in; 28 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 1.12 in of precipitation in Houston, TX, the driest August since 2023, 20th driest of 138.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Houston, TX: 103°F on Saturday 22 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Houston, TX: a low of 73°F on Friday 28 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Houston, TX: 0.89 in on Friday 28 August 2026.