Houston Weather in August
Houston in August
The short of it: Houston in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 36 mm · daylight 14 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & May
August in Houston brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 8°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 53 min in mid-August, 109 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Houston runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Telkwa, 41 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Houston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 12 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 41 km NW | 22° | 8° | 42 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 53 km NW | 20° | 8° | 49 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 62 km ESE | 21° | 8° | 42 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 111 km NNW | 21° | 8° | 60 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 124 km ESE | 22° | 8° | 45 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 126 km W | 22° | 12° | 73 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 135 km WSW | 22° | 13° | 104 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 156 km E | 22° | 8° | 47 mm |