Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in Texas.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in Texas. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 245 places in Texas over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in Texas.
333.9 sunny days · 85.2 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Pharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 70,400. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Reynosa-McAllen metropolitan areas.
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333.8 sunny days · 85.3 degree average high
Located in
Webb County, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091, making it the tenth-most populous city in the state of Texas and third-most populated on the Mexico-United States border, after San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas. Its metropolitan area is the 178th-largest in the U.S. and includes all of Webb County, with a population of 250,304. Laredo is also part of the cross-border Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with an estimated population of 636,516.
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333.9 sunny days · 85.1 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Alamo, located in the Rio Grande Valley in what is nicknamed the “Land of Two Summers,” is a town known as “The Refuge to the Valley” in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas. The city is located in an area of abundant vegetable farming and citrus groves, and it is a noted winter resort/retirement town near the Mexico-U.S. border. Alamo is also one of the Rio Grande Valley’s gateways to Mexico, via U.S. Route 281 and Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, as well as gateway to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Alamo’s population was 18,353 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census.
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333.9 sunny days · 85.2 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
San Juan is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population in July 2010 was 33,970 since then the population of San Juan increased since 2000 by +29.5%. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Reynosa-McAllen metropolitan areas.
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331.2 sunny days · 85.2 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,198 at the 2010 census.
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331.2 sunny days · 86.5 degree average high
Located in
Starr County, Texas
Roma is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,765 at the 2010 census. The city is located along the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemn in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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326.6 sunny days · 84.8 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was estimated to be at 37,601 as of the 2014 United States Census. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley and is near the Rio Grande, across the border from the Mexican city of Nuevo Progreso, Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, and is about 59 miles west of South Padre Island and the Gulf of Mexico.
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326.1 sunny days · 83.6 degree average high
Located in
Cameron County, Texas
Brownsville is the county seat of Cameron County, Texas. It is the sixteenth most populous city in the state of Texas, with a population at the 2010 census of 175,023 and an estimated population in 2014 of 183,046. It is located at the southernmost tip of Texas, on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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326.6 sunny days · 84.8 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Mercedes is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,570 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Reynosa-McAllen metropolitan areas.
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326.6 sunny days · 84.9 degree average high
Located in
Hidalgo County, Texas
Donna is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,798 at the 2010 census.
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How We Determined The Cities In Texas With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in Texas, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Lone Star State get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in Texas from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Pharr, was anointed the city with the best weather in Texas.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities: Houston (51.1 inches), San Antonio (31.8 inches), and Dallas (38.5 inches).
The cities with the best weather in Texas are Pharr, Laredo, Alamo, San Juan, Hidalgo, Roma, Weslaco, Brownsville, Mercedes, and Donna.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In Texas
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| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharr | 74,273 | 333.9 | 85.2 | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Laredo | 248,855 | 333.8 | 85.3 | 19.5 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Alamo | 18,943 | 333.9 | 85.1 | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| 4 | San Juan | 35,692 | 333.9 | 85.2 | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hidalgo | 13,287 | 331.2 | 85.2 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Roma | 10,041 | 331.2 | 86.5 | 19.9 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Weslaco | 38,666 | 326.6 | 84.8 | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brownsville | 181,487 | 326.1 | 83.6 | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 16,425 | 326.6 | 84.8 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Donna | 16,292 | 326.6 | 84.9 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Edinburg | 80,924 | 333.9 | 85.2 | 21.9 | 0.1 |
| 12 | McAllen | 136,993 | 333.0 | 85.3 | 21.1 | 0.1 |
| 13 | Kingsville | 26,285 | 323.6 | 83.3 | 28.8 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rio Grande City | 14,154 | 331.2 | 86.3 | 19.5 | 0.1 |
| 15 | Alton | 15,092 | 333.1 | 85.7 | 20.7 | 0.1 |
| 16 | La Homa | 13,406 | 331.2 | 85.3 | 21.8 | 0.1 |
| 17 | Mission | 81,573 | 330.1 | 85.7 | 20.6 | 0.1 |
| 18 | San Benito | 24,486 | 324.2 | 84.1 | 25.7 | 0.1 |
| 19 | Harlingen | 65,801 | 324.2 | 84.3 | 25.5 | 0.1 |
| 20 | Corpus Christi | 316,513 | 323.0 | 80.3 | 31.4 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Raymondville | 11,191 | 325.6 | 84.9 | 25.4 | 0.1 |
| 22 | Beeville | 13,192 | 318.7 | 82.0 | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Portland | 15,638 | 324.5 | 79.8 | 32.7 | 0.2 |
| 24 | Uvalde | 16,220 | 324.4 | 81.9 | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Galveston | 48,971 | 308.4 | 76.3 | 45.7 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Alice | 19,425 | 319.0 | 83.6 | 25.6 | 0.1 |
| 27 | Robstown | 11,616 | 321.2 | 82.1 | 30.3 | 0.2 |
| 28 | Copperas Cove | 33,005 | 317.5 | 77.3 | 32.9 | 0.2 |
| 29 | Seguin | 27,095 | 319.2 | 80.3 | 33.5 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Eagle Pass | 27,956 | 332.3 | 83.2 | 19.9 | 0.6 |
| 31 | San Marcos | 54,712 | 314.8 | 79.8 | 33.9 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Del Rio | 36,119 | 335.5 | 81.4 | 19.9 | 0.8 |
| 33 | Fort Hood | 30,739 | 314.2 | 77.7 | 33.6 | 0.3 |
| 34 | Killeen | 136,378 | 314.2 | 77.9 | 33.9 | 0.2 |
| 35 | Dumas | 14,997 | 330.9 | 70.4 | 16.8 | 12.9 |
| 36 | Harker Heights | 28,199 | 314.2 | 78.0 | 34.2 | 0.2 |
| 37 | Lubbock | 240,719 | 329.7 | 74.0 | 19.7 | 7.4 |
| 38 | Plainview | 21,666 | 327.2 | 72.2 | 19.7 | 10.8 |
| 39 | Canyon | 14,248 | 329.7 | 72.1 | 19.9 | 10.8 |
| 40 | Levelland | 13,823 | 328.3 | 74.0 | 19.8 | 7.6 |
| 41 | Hutto | 20,052 | 314.7 | 79.0 | 35.1 | 0.1 |
| 42 | Snyder | 11,484 | 327.6 | 75.8 | 21.9 | 1.5 |
| 43 | Round Rock | 109,690 | 314.7 | 79.1 | 35.1 | 0.1 |
| 44 | Taylor | 16,276 | 313.5 | 78.9 | 35.0 | 0.1 |
| 45 | Live Oak | 14,649 | 318.9 | 80.1 | 31.7 | 0.4 |
| 46 | Leon Valley | 10,846 | 318.9 | 80.1 | 31.7 | 0.4 |
| 47 | Lockhart | 13,091 | 311.9 | 79.9 | 34.4 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Amarillo | 196,571 | 326.9 | 70.9 | 20.3 | 15.4 |
| 49 | Vernon | 10,887 | 323.6 | 75.4 | 27.6 | 1.3 |
| 50 | San Antonio | 1,413,881 | 318.6 | 80.1 | 31.8 | 0.4 |
| 51 | Hereford | 15,257 | 327.0 | 71.4 | 20.0 | 15.9 |
| 52 | Wells Branch | 12,014 | 314.7 | 78.8 | 34.3 | 0.2 |
| 53 | Brushy Creek | 21,254 | 313.2 | 78.6 | 34.8 | 0.2 |
| 54 | Pflugerville | 53,847 | 314.7 | 79.0 | 34.3 | 0.2 |
| 55 | Midlothian | 20,679 | 311.4 | 76.0 | 37.8 | 0.1 |
| 56 | Temple | 69,938 | 313.9 | 77.7 | 36.2 | 0.3 |
| 57 | Cedar Park | 60,841 | 314.3 | 78.7 | 33.4 | 0.3 |
| 58 | Timberwood Park | 26,219 | 319.0 | 78.9 | 34.1 | 0.4 |
| 59 | Universal City | 19,466 | 317.1 | 79.4 | 32.3 | 0.5 |
| 60 | Gatesville | 15,826 | 313.6 | 77.6 | 33.7 | 0.3 |
| 61 | Borger | 13,041 | 324.1 | 71.7 | 21.4 | 19.3 |
| 62 | Converse | 20,450 | 317.1 | 79.9 | 32.0 | 0.5 |
| 63 | Schertz | 36,535 | 317.1 | 79.5 | 32.3 | 0.5 |
| 64 | Denton | 125,734 | 313.9 | 75.9 | 38.4 | 0.2 |
| 65 | Cibolo | 23,977 | 317.0 | 79.4 | 32.7 | 0.5 |
| 66 | Flower Mound | 68,654 | 312.0 | 76.2 | 37.9 | 0.2 |
| 67 | Odessa | 111,330 | 339.6 | 77.6 | 13.8 | 1.5 |
| 68 | Fredericksburg | 10,826 | 318.0 | 77.1 | 30.9 | 0.5 |
| 69 | Kyle | 32,078 | 314.8 | 79.6 | 34.6 | 0.2 |
| 70 | West Odessa | 23,742 | 339.6 | 77.5 | 13.8 | 1.7 |
| 71 | Boerne | 12,272 | 312.4 | 77.9 | 36.8 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Big Spring | 28,054 | 333.6 | 76.7 | 19.6 | 1.8 |
| 73 | Benbrook | 22,144 | 312.5 | 76.7 | 35.3 | 0.3 |
| 74 | Pampa | 18,216 | 322.2 | 70.0 | 22.4 | 17.3 |
| 75 | Lewisville | 101,151 | 312.6 | 76.4 | 37.9 | 0.4 |
| 76 | Buda | 10,655 | 317.1 | 79.4 | 35.1 | 0.3 |
| 77 | Canyon Lake | 22,759 | 314.8 | 78.9 | 34.7 | 0.4 |
| 78 | New Braunfels | 64,076 | 317.0 | 79.8 | 34.7 | 0.3 |
| 79 | Sweetwater | 10,794 | 330.1 | 76.3 | 22.6 | 3.3 |
| 80 | Mineral Wells | 16,159 | 316.8 | 77.2 | 32.8 | 0.4 |
| 81 | Austin | 887,061 | 314.9 | 79.3 | 33.8 | 0.5 |
| 82 | Burleson | 40,652 | 313.0 | 76.6 | 36.7 | 0.5 |
| 83 | Burkburnett | 10,960 | 320.5 | 75.5 | 30.3 | 2.6 |
| 84 | Lakeway | 13,212 | 313.2 | 79.3 | 30.9 | 0.5 |
| 85 | Port Lavaca | 12,315 | 309.6 | 79.7 | 43.4 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Victoria | 65,303 | 311.2 | 80.8 | 39.7 | 0.0 |
| 87 | Leander | 32,051 | 310.9 | 78.2 | 33.6 | 0.2 |
| 88 | Wichita Falls | 104,926 | 320.5 | 75.8 | 29.8 | 3.2 |
| 89 | Bedford | 48,559 | 312.6 | 76.4 | 37.5 | 0.9 |
| 90 | Crowley | 14,174 | 313.0 | 76.5 | 36.3 | 0.5 |
| 91 | Midland | 123,820 | 340.0 | 77.7 | 14.4 | 2.7 |
| 92 | Andrews | 12,696 | 336.7 | 77.6 | 14.4 | 2.7 |
| 93 | Grapevine | 49,609 | 311.4 | 76.3 | 37.5 | 0.6 |
| 94 | Euless | 53,220 | 312.4 | 76.5 | 37.4 | 1.0 |
| 95 | Belton | 19,766 | 310.5 | 77.8 | 35.7 | 0.1 |
| 96 | Weatherford | 27,234 | 313.8 | 75.9 | 35.1 | 0.7 |
| 97 | Stephenville | 19,074 | 316.5 | 76.1 | 32.3 | 1.4 |
| 98 | Robinson | 11,214 | 311.9 | 77.6 | 35.9 | 0.5 |
| 99 | Colleyville | 24,453 | 311.4 | 76.3 | 37.5 | 0.6 |
| 100 | Georgetown | 56,102 | 310.9 | 78.6 | 35.6 | 0.2 |
Source: NOAA climate data. 245 Texas cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Cities With The Best Weather In Texas For 2026
If you’re looking for the Texas cities with the most sunny days, the least rain and snow, and highs closest to a perfect 70 degrees, this is an accurate list.
The cities with the best weather in Texas are Pharr, Laredo, Alamo, San Juan, Hidalgo, Roma, Weslaco, Brownsville, Mercedes, and Donna. Not sold on Texas? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Weather In Texas FAQs
What city in Texas has the best weather?
Pharr has the best weather of any city in Texas for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Laredo and Alamo are next.
What are the Texas cities with the best weather?
The best-weather cities in Texas are Pharr, Laredo, Alamo, San Juan, Hidalgo, Roma, Weslaco, Brownsville, Mercedes, and Donna. We ranked all 245 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
How do you score weather?
Weather quality blends sunny days, rainfall, snowfall, and how close the average high sits to a perfect 70 degrees, using NOAA data. The city closest to that mix, Pharr, wins.
How much rain do Texas’s biggest cities get?
Houston averages 51.1 inches of precipitation a year, San Antonio gets 31.8, and Dallas gets 38.5. The ranking rewards the cities that dodge most of it.
Which Texas city has the toughest weather?
Texarkana ranks last for weather in Texas — more rough days, fewer perfect ones. The locals would probably tell you it builds character.
