Which of the "Big 5" Texas Metros Would You Live in, and Why? (difference, building)
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lol. I've experienced both cities in the summer. Give me Dallas 95 over Houston's 95. Houston is more humid in the Summer afternoon's than Dallas. Dallas is a bit drier but nothing like Phoenix or even West Texas for that matter. I also like the fact that Dallas has 4 seasons.
At this point, I feel the same....DFW at least cools off a little at night, plus they have breezes that stir the air....Houstons summer air is stagnant, and because of the 24/7 humidity, no palpable relief can be felt at night, aside from not having the sun beaming directly on u.... At least not to me...
At this point, I feel the same....DFW at least cools off a little at night, plus they have breezes that stir the air....Houstons summer air is stagnant, and because of the 24/7 humidity, no palpable relief can be felt at night, aside from not having the sun beaming directly on u.... At least not to me...
I honestly feel like the differences in seasons between Dallas and Houston are a bit overstated. Dallas is noticeably icier in the winter, but both cities are super green and wet during spring, stove tops in summer, and have considerably warm autumns with minimal fall color.
Not saying the differences aren't noticeable, but they aren't distinct enough for me to give Dallas any real advantage here. The only TX city that gives me a true image of four seasons is Texarkana.
That would be great if on most days it is 85 in Houston its 95 in Dallas.
When its 95 in Dallas, its typically around 92 in Houston with full humidity to boot.
I'd take Houston's humid 92F over a "slightly-less-humid" 95F in Dallas any day.
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Originally Posted by atadytic19
You guys are generous with the mild temps.
Was thinking more like 98 in Houston, 104 in DFW, with feels like temps over 100 for both. All of this is splitting hairs though. Texas is hot as Hades in the summer no matter where you are. 110 and dry is miserable, 90 and humid is just as miserable.
Houston isn't often that hot during summer; most years, the highest temp reached in the central city is no higher than the upper 90s, only for a few days at most. But because the official weather station is at Bush Airport, a location quite inland from the Gulf compared to the central core, readouts on weather channels often show Houston being hotter than much of the area really is.
Along the coastal areas, average summer high temps barely reach 90F; that area of the metro can easily go a decade without reaching triple digits.
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Originally Posted by peterlemonjello
Indeed.
The notion that there is huge gap between the temperatures in summer in Dallas vs. Houston is ridiculous.
What is different is the level of humidity.
I don't know, 96F in Dallas vs 92F in Houston, during the hottest summer month, sounds pretty marked to me.
In addition to humidity, you also have the more frequent rainfall and cloud-cover during Houston summers to keep temps down.
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Originally Posted by soletaire
At this point, I feel the same....DFW at least cools off a little at night, plus they have breezes that stir the air....Houstons summer air is stagnant, and because of the 24/7 humidity, no palpable relief can be felt at night, aside from not having the sun beaming directly on u.... At least not to me...
The notion that Houston's air is stagnant is nonsense; Houston always has constant SE winds blowing into the city, due to proximity to the Gulf. Houston's breeze comes from the ocean, unlike Dallas's breeze, which is over land. Thus, Houston's breeze has more of a cooling effect.
I'd take Houston's humid 92F over a "slightly-less-humid" 95F in Dallas any day.
Houston isn't often that hot during summer; most years, the highest temp reached in the central city is no higher than the upper 90s, only for a few days at most. But because the official weather station is at Bush Airport, a location quite inland from the Gulf compared to the central core, readouts on weather channels often show Houston being hotter than much of the area really is.
Along the coastal areas, average summer high temps barely reach 90F; that area of the metro can easily go a decade without reaching triple digits.
I don't know, 96F in Dallas vs 92F in Houston, during the hottest summer month, sounds pretty marked to me.
In addition to humidity, you also have the more frequent rainfall and cloud-cover during Houston summers to keep temps down.
The notion that Houston's air is stagnant is nonsense; Houston always has constant SE winds blowing into the city, due to proximity to the Gulf. Houston's breeze comes from the ocean, unlike Dallas's breeze, which is over land. Thus, Houston's breeze has more of a cooling effect.
Nah...it feels stagnant in Houston during summer to me..significantly so, at that
Once it gets above 95 degrees, the presence or absence of a breeze doesn't make much of a difference to me.
For my money, Galveston has the best summers. Humid, yes, but the temps are greatly moderated by the Gulf and there's always an ocean breeze in the air.
I honestly feel like the differences in seasons between Dallas and Houston are a bit overstated. Dallas is noticeably icier in the winter, but both cities are super green and wet during spring, stove tops in summer, and have considerably warm autumns with minimal fall color.
Not saying the differences aren't noticeable, but they aren't distinct enough for me to give Dallas any real advantage here. The only TX city that gives me a true image of four seasons is Texarkana.
Me either. I really dont notice the difference, I do know they are both very hot in the summer though, just like all of Texas. I would also add Tyler and Huntsville to as far as image, also some areas in the Hill Country/Central Texas are very nice in the fall.
Houston - The reason I live in Houston is becuase it a very large city and the diversity is amazing and my career is heavly involved with O/G. I live in Uptown Houston now and I love it. 610W is the best area to live in Texas, hands down. There is no area in Texas like it IMO.
San Antonio - Give me Alamo Height's and the Dominions. I really like these areas in San Antonio. I also like the hispanic food and the Spanish architecture of some of the homes. San Antonio is about an hour away from Austin, 2 hours from Houston and Corupus Christi. Going to a Spurs game and hitting up the river walk and some of the theme parks are cool too. You can also go shopping; Rivercenter, The Quarry and Northstar. San Macus is not too far either. Plus i have family and my best friend is from there.
Yeah...if I could get the coastal breeze I feel in Galveston in Houston, Houston's summers would be alot more bearable...but as it is, with the stagnant, humidity laden air in Houston, its summers edge DFW's out in the oppressiveness index for me.
And I agree that Texarkana gives a good feeling for 4 seasons. Tyler delivers that as well, for me.
Nah...it feels stagnant in Houston during summer to me..significantly so, at that
Yeah Houston feels far more soupy to mean in the Summer than Dallas and Central Texas ever did. When it got to 102 in Central Texas, it was hot, but it didn't feel unbearable. I find Dallas summers tolerable to me compared to Houston.
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