Sugar Land, TX Climate


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Sugar Land, TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. Average highs in the summer months reach into the upper 90s, while lows rarely dip below 70°F. Winters are relatively mild with average high temperatures around 65°F and lows in the 40s. The area sees an average of 45 inches of rain annually, with most of it coming between April and October. Snow is rare here, with only a trace occurring in some years. Overall, Sugar Land is a warm and wet place to live!

Sugar Land, Texas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sugar Land averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Sugar Land. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sugar Land gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 43
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sugar Land is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Texas.

2.1 Summer - 8.2 Winter
April, October and March are the most pleasant months in Sugar Land, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSugar Land, TexasUnited States
  49.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  92.4 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  93.9°85.8°
  42.6°21.7°
  6.67
  5.84.3
  75 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Sugar Land with an average high temperature of 94.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Sugar Land, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sugar Land are April, November and March.
In Sugar Land, there are 105.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sugar Land with an average of 42.6°. This is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Sugar Land, there are 9.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Texas.
In Sugar Land, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
Humidity in Sugar Land can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in July and August. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.
June is the wettest month in Sugar Land with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in Sugar Land means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Sugar Land with 9.1 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in Sugar Land, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Sugar Land, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Texas. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Sugar Land.
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Over 7 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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