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Weather

Quick Stats

Temperature Averages Spring – High: 79 °F
Spring – Low: 61 °F
Summer – High: 92 °F
Summer – Low: 75 °F
Fall – High: 80 °F
Fall – Low: 63 °F
Winter – High: 65 °F
Winter – Low: 47 °F
Precipitation Averages Spring: 3.73 in.
Summer: 5.61 in.
Fall: 5.17 in.
Winter: 3.74 in.
What to Pack
  • The occasional sweater for those chilly winter nights
  • Plenty of short-sleeve tees
Did You Know? The number of sunny hours in Houston comes in at 2,578 per year.

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When you arrive for O-Week in August, be prepared to sweat like never before. In the summer, Houston is unbearably hot and humid. Also be warned that when it rains, it pours. Think monsoon season. Several of the colleges have suffered flood damage in recent years, and a few upperclassmen tell very amusing tales about floating around the Inner Loop on inner tubes. After a particularly rainy spell, Rice campus will sometimes retain water for a long period of time, earning the affectionate nickname of "William Rice’s Marsh" (a play on the name of Rice founder, William Marsh Rice).

The good news is that Houston has fairly mild winters, and extended fall and spring seasons. Long after your Northern friends have dug out their sweaters and mittens, you can call home and brag to them that you went running outside in shorts and a tank top. You can enjoy outdoor picnics, pickup soccer games, or lazy reading in a hammock well into November. Once it cools off, Houston weather is rather delightful. Don’t be fooled, however; it does get chilly, so bring a coat!

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riceowl15

Economics '15

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Not That Bad

So warm. It's beautiful. Everyone is jealous. Also, not as humid as I thought it would be. Felt like I was on Spring break in January.

Apr 14, 2012

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dirtdevildevon

Language Studies and Linguistics '13

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Mostly Good Weather

If you're not from Houston, you may feel like a warm blanket is smothering you for the first few months of school. However, as the year progresses, the humidity and heat go down and except for a few downpours, the weather is pretty good. If you're from the Northern US and you're tired of the cold, you will definitely enjoy winter in Houston.

Feb 27, 2012

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sweetsaturday93

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology '15

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Humidity

The humidity is as bad as it gets, but that really only lasts for about a month at the beginning of the year. The rest of the year, you can wear shorts while your friends at New England colleges are shoveling their way to classes!

Feb 08, 2012

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User rating for Rice University - Weather is 4.6 out of 5 based on 23 user reviews.

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