Humid subtropical
Tomball, Texas
Harris County, Texas · Population 13k · 194 ft elevation
Living in Tomball
Tomball has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 43°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ 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.
Tomball at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,948 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6296th percentile
- Median home value
- $306k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,206/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.63%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 345 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,956 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 74°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| May | 86°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 73°F | 5.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 75°F | 3.7″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 74°F | 4.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 90°F | 69°F | 5.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 59°F | 5.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 50°F | 4.0″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Dec | 65°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 177 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology