Rate this Climate: Houston TX (Chicago, East, winter, march)

[Asagi]

Originally Posted by

Oh. That is surprising to me that you don't like the 90s.

I think most people that like warm temperatures like the 90s but not the 100s.

It still seems like you prefer the 90s and even low 100s over anything below 50 degrees.

I also assume you would still take Houston weather over New York City weather, including taking Houston weather over New York City weather yesterday.

If I had enough water, yes...but 106*F is really pushing it...

[Kaul]

F- for this climate, yuck... hot and humid rhymes with hell and this is just like hell. I get angry when it gets hot.

[SophieLL]

I give it a D-.
It seems like a similar weather to Buenos Aires, instead its HOTTER in the summer. And the hot and the humidity is the worst part of BA for me, so if BA is a C, this has to be a D-.
Winters are good, though. But the humidty....hate it! I live in a humid city and when it reachs 90 i wanna die. I cant imagine being in Houston that it reaches 90 and 100 much more often than in BA.

HELLISH!

[SophieLL]

Just read the entire thread and you guys said that is snows in Houston?? How can it be with those average lows in winter? I live in Buenos Aires when the average highs and lows for winter are similar (a little bit colder actually) and it snowed twice in 100 years! I mean, its nearly impossible to snow here.
How can you have snow with lows of 45/50 and highs of 65 in the winter??

[Nivalis]

^^ More potent cold snaps in the winter (because of the lack of ocean or mountains blocking polar air flow) allow for temperatures to drop significantly compared to similar climates in South America.

I don't know if it was in this thread or somewhere else, but it was said that one day this winter, Houston didn't get above freezing.

[Kaul]

Originally Posted by SophieLL

Just read the entire thread and you guys said that is snows in Houston?? How can it be with those average lows in winter? I live in Buenos Aires when the average highs and lows for winter are similar (a little bit colder actually) and it snowed twice in 100 years! I mean, its nearly impossible to snow here.
How can you have snow with lows of 45/50 and highs of 65 in the winter??

Actually, it does not "snow" in Houston. The last time it snowed was a "once in a million year" kinda thing. It was pretty crazy when it happened. People who live in Houston acted like they were witnessing the birth of the sun when the snow came down. However, Houston does frequently get cold blasts, very much more often than where you live. The massive, contiguous landmass of north american continent allows artic air to push south from canada. That is the reason why we have areas that fall under the "continental climate" classification (extreme temperature variation between seasons) and you don't.

[SophieLL]

Thanks guys

[Jony in NOLA]

Originally Posted by AliveandWell

Climate of Houston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hello,

I don't think this has been done before in this forum. But I just want to know how all of you would rate the climate of Houston TX. I would actually consider spending time in the city or living there one day. I would say I'd probably give Houston's climate a C- to about a C at the most. the reason it doesn't get a B or an A from me is because it is really humid in the summer. Overall, not the worst climate IMO.

I have a home in Houston and one in the country. I wouldn't live in Houston if it weren't for the excellent job market there. I admit to being sensitive to heat and humidity and I am tired of the hurricanes. But, the availability of good jobs is excellent.

[Asagi]

It's only snowed twice in the 13 years I've lived here and yes, we had a day in February of this year with a high temperature of only 31*F! That only occurs once every decade or two though.

[Lamplight]

I rate it a G, as in, a whole letter grade below F. G doesn't stand for "good", it stands for "god-awful"!