Houston, TX: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 59.1°F in Houston, TX, the warmest winter since 2017, 8th warmest of 127.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 59.1°F; Warmest since 2017; 8th warmest of 127
Precipitation: 6.38 in; Driest since 2014; 18th driest of 137

A normal winter in Houston, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 55.4°F, between 52.7°F and 57.5°F in eight years of ten and 10.50 in of precipitation, between 6.48 in and 15.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Houston, TX since 1896: 59.1°F in 2026; the highest is 61.5°F, in 2017.

Normal range, 52.7 to 57.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	59.1	8	69.8	3	48.4	22	6.38	120	0
2025	56.8	30	66.2	36	47.3	32	11.98	44	0
2024	56.6	36	67	25	46.1	54	13.25	28	0
2023	58.4	12	68.2	14	48.6	20	11.95	47	0
2022	57.7	16	68.5	11	46.9	39	12.75	33	0
2021	54.2	69	64.6	58	43.8	92	8.64	93	0
2020	57.5	20	68.1	16	46.9	39	6.56	118	0
2019	56.1	43	65.4	46	46.8	42	13.43	24	0
2018	54.7	61	64.4	62	45	75	12.51	35	0
2017	61.5	1	70.7	2	52.2	3	12.07	41	0
2016	56.9	28	67.6	19	46.1	54	9.32	83	0
2015	53.1	96	62.6	86	43.7	97	9.43	80	0
2014	51.8	112	62.3	91	41.2	122	5.01	132	0
2013	57.5	20	67.9	17	47	38	7.38	108	0
2012	57.8	14	66.8	31	48.7	18	15.33	18	0
2011	53.9	79	64.5	60	43.3	100	8.78	90	0
2010	49.3	122	58.4	131	40.1	124	11.52	53	0
2009	56.8	30	68.2	14	45.4	66	3.69	135	0
2008	56.6	36	67.7	18	45.4	66	10.68	60	0
2007	53.7	83	63.1	81	44.3	86	8.94	87	0
2006	55.8	47	67	25	44.7	79	10.33	67	0
2005	56.2	42	65.2	51	47.2	34	11.46	54	0
2004	54	76	63.4	78	44.6	82	14.58	20	0
2003	52.8	103	61.6	107	44	88	11.82	50	0
2002	53.8	81	65	53	42.7	108	8.31	95	0
2001	51.8	112	61.5	108	42.1	117	7.76	103	0
2000	57.2	23	69.2	5	45.1	72	5.77	124	0
1999	57.7	16	69.1	7	46.4	46	6.93	116	0
1998	54.1	73	64.8	57	43.3	100	15.62	17	0
1997	54.5	63	63.9	70	45.1	72	12.35	37	0
1996	55.9	45	66.9	29	44.9	77	7.16	112	0
1995	56.7	35	66.5	33	46.8	42	13.40	25	0
1994	54.1	73	64.2	65	44	88	7.55	105	0
1993	55.6	49	65.3	49	45.9	59	11.92	48	0
1992	55.1	56	64	68	46.3	49	23.03	2	0
1991	53.6	86	63.5	75	43.8	92	17.38	5	0
1990	53.3	91	64	68	42.6	110	9.30	84	0
1989	55.3	53	65	53	45.5	65	6.96	115	0
1988	52.6	105	62.5	87	42.6	110	7.12	113	0
1987	52.9	100	62	96	43.9	90	12.39	36	0
1986	54.9	58	65.9	37	43.9	90	7.30	111	0
1985	53	98	62.2	92	43.7	97	10.07	69	0
1984	48.8	123	59	128	38.5	128	12.05	42	0
1983	52.7	104	62.2	92	43.1	103	10.88	58	0
1982	53.2	93	63.7	71	42.7	108	5.46	128	0
1981	54	76	65.7	39	42.2	115	5.78	123	0
1980	53.7	83	65.1	52	42.3	114	12.66	34	0
1979	49.5	121	59.6	125	39.4	126	14.13	23	0
1978	46.3	127	56.4	132	36.4	132	13.11	30	1
1977	48.4	125	60	124	36.8	131	10.59	64	0
1976	54.3	66	67	25	41.7	119	5.38	130	0
1975	55.6	49	67.4	22	43.8	92	7.95	101	0
1974	54.8	60	67	25	42.6	110	10.70	59	0
1973	50.2	120	61.8	105	38.6	127	10.60	63	0
1972	57.2	23	67.6	19	46.9	39	11.83	49	0
1971	57.7	16	69.2	5	46.1	54	3.11	137	0
1970	51.8	112	62.5	87	41.2	122	8.83	88	0
1969	56.6	36	64.1	66	49.1	14	8.20	99	0
1968	53.5	89	60.7	118	46.2	50	12.00	43	0
1967	54.9	58	63.7	71	46.2	50	5.46	128	0
1966	54.3	66	61.5	108	47.1	36	16.11	14	0
1965	57.2	23	65.6	42	48.9	16	9.86	75	0
1964	51.7	115	59.1	127	44.3	86	10.03	71	0
1963	52.9	100	61.1	113	44.8	78	11.30	56	0
1962	58.6	10	67.1	24	50.1	10	3.31	136	0
1961	53.1	96	61.1	113	45	75	16.69	9	0
1960	53	98	60.6	119	45.3	69	10.66	62	0
1959	53.5	89	62	96	45.1	72	12.24	40	0
1958	53.8	81	61.7	106	45.9	59	9.36	81	0
1957	60.4	4	68.4	12	52.4	2	8.70	91	0
1956	57.3	22	65.7	39	48.9	16	6.89	117	0
1955	56.5	39	64.9	56	48.2	26	13.08	31	0
1954	56.8	30	65.4	46	48.2	26	7.69	104	0
1953	56.1	43	64.5	60	47.6	31	10.24	68	0
1952	60.5	3	68.8	9	52.1	4	8.31	95	0
1951	55.8	47	65.4	46	46.2	50	5.66	125	2
1950	60.9	2	68.7	10	53	1	19.35	3	0
1949	57.1	26	65	53	49.2	13	11.37	55	0
1948	52.6	105	60.4	120	44.7	79	11.10	57	0
1947	54.1	73	62.2	92	46.1	54	7.43	107	0
1946	54	76	62.5	87	45.6	64	16.76	8	0
1945	55	57	63.2	80	46.7	45	11.96	46	0
1944	55.9	45	63.5	75	48.2	26	14.19	22	0
1943	56.3	41	65.6	42	47.1	36	7.95	101	0
1942	54.2	69	62	96	46.4	46	5.55	126	0
1941	56.4	40	63.6	74	49.1	14	10.42	66	0
1940	52.2	110	61.3	111	43.1	103	7.33	110	0
1939	56.8	30	65.6	42	48	30	12.28	38	0
1938	56.8	30	64.1	66	49.5	12	14.22	21	0
1937	55.2	55	63	82	47.3	32	9.51	77	0
1936	51.2	117	59.6	125	42.8	107	11.98	44	0
1935	57	27	65.7	39	48.4	22	9.46	79	1
1934	58.6	10	66.5	33	50.6	8	16.33	13	0
1933	55.5	51	62.8	85	48.2	26	10.05	70	0
1932	59.2	7	66.3	35	52.1	4	15.73	16	0
1931	54.2	69	61.1	113	47.2	34	12.25	39	0
1930	53.6	86	61.9	101	45.3	69	7.54	106	0
1929	52.9	100	61.3	111	44.5	84	9.92	74	0
1928	53.2	93	61.1	113	45.3	69	11.76	51	0
1927	58.8	9	66.9	29	50.6	8	8.67	92	0
1926	53.7	83	61.9	101	45.4	66	9.33	82	0
1925	55.4	52	64.6	58	46.2	50	9.81	76	0
1924	54.5	63	62.2	92	46.8	42	24.12	1	0
1923	60.1	6	68.4	12	51.8	6	8.31	95	0
1922	56.9	28	65.3	49	48.4	22	11.73	52	0
1921	57.6	19	66.7	32	48.5	21	9.01	85	0
1920	55.3	53	64.3	63	46.4	46	10.68	60	0
1919	53.9	79	61.9	101	45.9	59	14.80	19	0
1918	52.6	105	62	96	43.1	103	3.84	134	0
1917	57.8	14	67.2	23	48.3	25	6.53	119	0
1916	58.3	13	67.6	19	48.7	18	8.96	86	1
1915	52.4	109	60.2	122	44.6	82	16.81	7	0
1914	54.7	61	63.3	79	46.1	54	10.03	71	0
1913	54.2	69	62.5	87	45.9	59	16.59	10	0
1912	51.3	116	60.4	120	41.9	118	16.58	11	1
1911	60.4	4	69.1	7	51.6	7	5.88	122	0
1910	52.1	111	61.9	101	42.2	115	6.22	121	0
1909			69.5	4	45.8	63	4.48	133	10
1908	54.3	66	65.8	38	43	106	16.49	12	3
1907			71.2	1	50	11	7.35	109	11
1905	48.6	124	58.8	129	38.5	128	8.34	94	5
1904	53.3	91	65.5	45	41.4	120	5.09	131	6
1903	52.6	105	61.4	110	43.8	92	13.15	29	0
1902	50.9	118	62	96	39.9	125	8.25	98	0
1901					42.4	113	9.96	73	31
1900	50.9	118	60.8	117	41.4	120	16.09	15	4
1899	48.3	126	58.6	130	37.9	130	10.56	65	0
1898	54.5	63	64.3	63	44.7	79	12.80	32	2
1897	53.2	93	62.9	83	43.3	100	13.38	26	2
1896	53.6	86	63.5	75	43.7	97	13.36	27	0
1895			60.2	122			7.02	114	18
1894							8.82	89	18
1893			63.7	71	43.8	92	5.48	127	15
1892			62.9	83	44.4	85	8.20	99	13
1891							18.22	4	90
1890							9.51	77	90
1889							17.34	6	90

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	61.5
1950	60.9
1952	60.5
1957	60.4
1911	60.4
1923	60.1
1932	59.2
2026	59.1
1927	58.8
1962	58.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	46.3
1899	48.3
1977	48.4
1905	48.6
1984	48.8
2010	49.3
1979	49.5
1973	50.2
1902	50.9
1900	50.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1924	24.12
1992	23.03
1950	19.35
1891	18.22
1991	17.38
1889	17.34
1915	16.81
1946	16.76
1961	16.69
1913	16.59

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1971	3.11
1962	3.31
2009	3.69
1918	3.84
1909	4.48
2014	5.01
1904	5.09
1976	5.38
1982	5.46
1967	5.46

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 27 February 2026
Coldest night: 23°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.96 in; 14 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 6.38 in of precipitation in Houston, TX, the driest winter since 2014, 18th driest of 137.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Houston, TX: 86°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Houston, TX: a low of 23°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Houston, TX: 0.96 in on Saturday 14 February 2026.