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Average annual temperature in Houston

1931 – 2025 · 86 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCN-Daily, 1931 – 2025

Average annual temperature, 1931 – 2025 °F
+2.0 °F since 2015

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCN-Daily, 1931 – 2025

Compared with Average annual temperature · °F
Houston
73 °F
United States 55 °F

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCN-Daily · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance

The series at a glance Houston · 1931 – 2025
Latest value 73 °F · 2025
First value 68 °F · 1931
Highest 74 °F · 2023
Lowest 67 °F · 1940
Data points 86

By year

All years · 1931 – 2025

YearHoustonChange United States
2025 73 °F −0.9 °F 55 °F
2024 74 °F −0.0 °F 55 °F
2023 74 °F +2.2 °F 54 °F
2022 72 °F −1.0 °F 53 °F
2021 73 °F −0.4 °F 54 °F
2020 73 °F +1.7 °F 54 °F
2019 72 °F +0.7 °F 53 °F
2018 71 °F −2.2 °F 54 °F
2017 73 °F +0.4 °F 55 °F
2016 73 °F +1.7 °F 55 °F
2015 71 °F +1.7 °F 54 °F
2014 70 °F −0.8 °F 53 °F
2013 70 °F −2.2 °F 52 °F
2012 73 °F +0.2 °F 55 °F
2011 72 °F +2.7 °F 53 °F
2010 70 °F −1.4 °F 53 °F
2009 71 °F −0.1 °F 52 °F
2008 71 °F +0.3 °F 52 °F
2007 71 °F −0.4 °F 54 °F
2006 71 °F −0.1 °F 54 °F
2005 72 °F +0.3 °F 54 °F
2004 71 °F +1.1 °F 53 °F
2003 70 °F −0.0 °F 53 °F
2002 70 °F −0.1 °F 53 °F
2001 70 °F −1.2 °F 54 °F
2000 71 °F −0.4 °F 53 °F
1999 72 °F −0.6 °F 54 °F
1998 72 °F +3.1 °F 54 °F
1997 69 °F −0.7 °F 52 °F
1996 70 °F −0.1 °F 52 °F
1995 70 °F −0.0 °F 53 °F
1994 70 °F +0.7 °F 53 °F
1993 69 °F −0.6 °F 51 °F
1992 70 °F −0.7 °F 53 °F
1991 71 °F +2.0 °F 53 °F
1989 69 °F −0.5 °F 52 °F
1988 69 °F −0.0 °F 53 °F
1987 69 °F −1.4 °F 53 °F
1986 71 °F +1.1 °F 53 °F
1985 70 °F −0.1 °F 51 °F
1984 70 °F +2.3 °F 52 °F
1983 67 °F −2.0 °F 52 °F
1982 70 °F +0.1 °F 51 °F
1981 69 °F +0.2 °F 53 °F
1980 69 °F +2.1 °F 52 °F
1979 67 °F −0.6 °F 51 °F
1978 68 °F −1.6 °F 51 °F
1977 69 °F +1.8 °F 53 °F
1976 68 °F −2.2 °F 51 °F
1975 70 °F −0.8 °F 51 °F
1974 71 °F +0.9 °F 52 °F
1973 70 °F −0.7 °F 52 °F
1972 70 °F −0.2 °F 51 °F
1971 71 °F +1.4 °F 52 °F
1970 69 °F −0.9 °F 52 °F
1969 70 °F +1.4 °F 51 °F
1968 69 °F −1.5 °F 51 °F
1967 70 °F +1.5 °F 52 °F
1966 69 °F −2.2 °F 51 °F
1965 71 °F +2.2 °F 52 °F
1964 69 °F −0.9 °F 52 °F
1963 70 °F −0.1 °F 52 °F
1962 70 °F +0.5 °F 52 °F
1961 69 °F +0.7 °F 52 °F
1960 68 °F +0.1 °F 51 °F
1959 68 °F −0.1 °F 52 °F
1958 68 °F −1.6 °F 52 °F
1957 70 °F −0.2 °F 52 °F
1956 70 °F +0.4 °F 52 °F
1955 70 °F −0.6 °F 52 °F
1954 70 °F +0.5 °F 53 °F
1953 70 °F +1.2 °F 53 °F
1952 69 °F −0.8 °F 52 °F
1951 69 °F −0.7 °F 51 °F
1950 70 °F +0.3 °F 51 °F
1949 70 °F +0.9 °F 52 °F
1948 69 °F +0.9 °F 52 °F
1947 68 °F −0.7 °F 52 °F
1941 69 °F +2.1 °F 53 °F
1940 67 °F −2.2 °F 52 °F
1939 69 °F +1.5 °F 53 °F
1936 67 °F −1.9 °F 52 °F
1935 69 °F +0.2 °F 52 °F
1934 69 °F −1.7 °F 54 °F
1933 71 °F +2.8 °F 53 °F
1931 68 °F 54 °F

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCN-Daily · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance, 1931 – 2025

What it means

The mean temperature over a whole year — the long-term trend shows warming or cooling.

How it is calculated

Mean of the daily average temperature over the year at the nearest weather station; years with incomplete months are left out.