Reality:  While these adjectives are offered used to describe Houston, they do not do it justice. Houston's climate is considered mild in extremes with around 20 days per year with temperatures at or below 32 degrees F and only about 90 days of 90 degrees F or more. The annual average relative humidity at noon is 59%. The annual average precipitation is 44.76 inches and Houston averages 56% of possible sunshine annually, ranging from 43% in January to 66% in July. Houston's climate allows residents to enjoy year-round outdoor sports and recreational activity.

Month	Avg. High	Avg. Low	Avg. Precip.	Rec. High	Rec. Low
January	63.0° F	45.0° F	4.25 in	85.0° F (01/23/1972)	10.0° F (01/31/1949)
February	67.0° F	48.0° F	3.01 in	87.0° F (02/19/1986)	14.0° F (02/02/1951)
March	74.0° F	55.0° F	3.19 in	96.0° F (03/30/1946)	22.0° F (03/03/1943)
April	79.0° F	61.0° F	3.46 in	94.0°F (04/28/1948)	22.0° F (04/04/1995)
May	86.0° F	68.0° F	5.11 in	98.0°F (05/31/1949)	44.0° F (05/04/1978)
June	91.0° F	74.0° F	6.84 in	101.0° F (06/15/1998)	56.0° F (06/01/1984)
July	94.0° F	75.0° F	4.36 in	104.0° F (07/26/1954)	45.0° F (07/27/1983)
August	93.0° F	75.0° F	4.54 in	106.0° F (08/13/1962)	64.0° F (08/13/1967)
September	89.0° F	72.0° F	5.62 in	101.0° F (09/19/1956)	50.0° F (09/29/1967)
October	82.0° F	62.0° F	5.26 in	96.0° F (10/08/1962)	33.0° F (10/31/1993)
November	73.0° F	53.0° F	4.54 in	90.0° F (11/03/1973)	25.0° F (11/30/1976)
December	65.0° F	47.0° F	3.78 in	84.0° F (12/05/1975)	9.0° F (12/23/1989)