Humid subtropical
Spring, Texas
Harris County, Texas · Population 67k · 125 ft elevation
Living in Spring
Spring has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 44°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 137 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 62, with about 38 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Spring at a glance
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- 125 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 60°F91th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,948 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6296th percentile
- Median home value
- $221k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,656/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.79%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 68°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 68°F | 5.0″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 74°F | 6.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 76°F | 3.8″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 75°F | 4.8″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 71°F | 4.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 61°F | 5.5″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
Near Spring
- Oak Ridge North, TX · 3k
- Humble, TX · 16k
- Shenandoah, TX · 3.6k
- Aldine, TX · 15k
- The Woodlands, TX · 117k
- Atascocita, TX · 94k
- Tomball, TX · 13k
- Roman Forest, TX · 2.8k
Largest places in Texas
- Houston, TX · 2.3M
- San Antonio, TX · 1.5M
- Dallas, TX · 1.3M
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- El Paso, TX · 678k
- Arlington, TX · 395k
- Corpus Christi, TX · 317k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology