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Typical October weather

Houston

Texas · October

Fall arrives late, in fits, and mostly after dark.

83° days
61° nights

about 5 rainy days · 11½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What October feels like

A wet month, and the tropics stay worth watching to the end of it, but the first real cool fronts start punching through and the difference is immediate. Halloween is often the first evening of the year you actually want long sleeves.

Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. There’s a little humidity in the air, but nothing that changes your plans. about 5 afternoons top 90°.

The numbers

Typical high83°
Typical low61°
Days with real rain5
Total rain5.5 in
Humiditya touch humid
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:23 am / 6:50 pm

How October compares

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