Is this weather normal in Harris County?

Texas · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Harris County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +4° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 77°, lows near 56°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Harris County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +4.6°OctNov: +6.0°NovDec: +4.1°DecJan 2026: +1.4°JanFeb: +5.8°FebMar: +6.2°MarApr: +4.2°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +1.1°JunJul: +0.7°JulAug: +2.3°AugSep: +4.2°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -2.8 inOctNov: -1.4 inNovDec: -2.9 inDecJan 2026: -1.9 inJanFeb: -1.3 inFebMar: -0.8 inMarApr: +0.5 inAprMay: +2.9 inMayJun: +2.0 inJunJul: -0.1 inJulAug: -3.7 inAugSep: -2.5 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Harris County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January63° / 44°4.1 in61.2° 195040.0° 1940
February67° / 48°3.1 in66.1° 201743.1° 1895
March73° / 54°3.6 in70.5° 202052.6° 1915
April79° / 59°4.0 in74.2° 196763.2° 1928
May86° / 67°5.1 in80.5° 202270.6° 1917
June91° / 73°5.5 in86.0° 202277.0° 1903
July93° / 75°4.2 in87.6° 202280.5° 1900
August94° / 75°5.1 in90.0° 202379.9° 1973
September90° / 70°5.1 in84.9° 202374.2° 1974
October82° / 61°5.1 in76.6° 200461.2° 1976
November72° / 51°4.3 in68.8° 202452.2° 1976
December65° / 45°4.2 in67.6° 202144.1° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Harris County

Crime Radar: Houston, Pearland, Pasadena, Deer Park, Humble, Galena Park, Bellaire, Jersey Village

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