Houston, Texas, is considered to have a tropical climate, and its average annual rainfall reflects that. Houston gets more rain than the majority of cities in Texas, though it falls around the middle of the averages in the rest of the United States.
Houston has an average annual rainfall of 53.34 inches. Though rainfall comes fairly evenly throughout the months of the year, June is Houston's rainiest month, with an average of 6.25 inches.
As compared to other cities in Texas, Houston is very rainy. Located in the far eastern part of the state, which is by far the wettest, Houston gets more rainfall than any of the other major cities like San Antonio, Dallas and Austin, which are all more centrally located.
Compared to other major cities in the United States, Houston's average rainfall is near the top. It is almost exactly even with cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, Boise, Chicago, Cleveland and Jacksonville; though it gets much less than some cities such as New Orleans. Houston bests many major cities like Albuquerque, El Paso, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Reno, which all average under 10 inches per year.
