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Houston in July

Hot and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

July in Houston is hot: highs near 94°F, lows near 76°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 19 minutes from the first week to the last.July in Houston is hot: highs near 34°C, lows near 24°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 19 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
94°F34°Caverage
Low
76°F24°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 46% of days
Daylight
13h 50mon average

Is July a good time to visit Houston?

July sits outside Houston's best months, which run in two parts: March to April, or November. Expect hot days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How July sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 94°F in July, against 66°F to 96°F through the year.Highs near 34°C in July, against 19°C to 36°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

46% of days in July, against 31% to 46% through the year.

Cloud cover

52% cover in July, against 32% to 52% through the year.

Daylight

13h 50m in July, against 10h 16m to 14h 01m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with July shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. June93°34°low 75°low 24°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. July94°34°low 76°low 24°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. August96°36°low 77°low 25°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Houston sits, in July

America/Chicago
this place
typical high in July 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-July
6:30 AMsets 8:24 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
29.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
San Antonio322 km west

The land around Houston, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in July

high · low · wet days
See July on the planning mapThe whole year in Houston

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Houston. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.