På gång i Houston, United States under året

Mest folk — Chevron Houston Marathon, Christmas and New Year

• Festival

  Chevron Houston Marathon

  10–20 jan · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångtStängningar

  Twenty-five thousand runners through downtown and the Heights on a Sunday in mid-January, on the one weekend the weather here is reliably good for it. Downtown closes from before dawn. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cedar and oak pollen (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Mycket folk — Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

• Festival

  Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

  25 feb – 25 mar · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  Twenty days at NRG Park with a rodeo and a stadium concert every night, plus a barbecue contest the week before and a trail ride into downtown. It is the biggest thing Houston does. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cedar and oak pollen (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Spring break i United States

• Natur

  Azaleas and spring bloom

  1 mar – 5 apr · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomning

  River Oaks and the Bayou Bend gardens flower in March, and the Hill Country bluebonnets are a three-hour drive west at the same time. The short, decent stretch of the Houston year. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (25 feb – 25 mar (vanligtvis)), Cedar and oak pollen (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Festival

  Art Car Parade

  5–20 apr · vanligtvisKulturfestivalStängningar

  Two hundred and fifty mutated vehicles down Allen Parkway on a Saturday in April, free to watch and genuinely strange. The largest event of its kind anywhere. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Azaleas and spring bloom (1 mar – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Cedar and oak pollen (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Mosquito season

  1 maj – 31 okt · vanligtvisInsekter & sjukdomar

  Harris County runs one of the largest mosquito control operations in the country and still sprays by air after a wet week. Anything on a bayou trail or a patio needs repellent until the first front arrives. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Gulf coast heat and humidity

  20 maj – 25 sep · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  Four months where the dew point does not drop and the heat index sits above forty most afternoons. The city is built to be crossed by car and air conditioning for a reason. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Houston Pride, Summer break i United States

• Risk

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  The risk concentrates from mid-August into September. The bigger and more frequent problem here is not the wind but the rainfall: this is a flat city that floods on a stalled storm. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Houston Pride

  20–30 jun · vanligtvisTrångt

  The parade runs downtown after dark at the end of June, which is the only sensible way to hold one here that month. Smith and Lamar close from the afternoon and the downtown hotels sell out. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Mosquito season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Gulf coast heat and humidity (20 maj – 25 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Freedom Over Texas, Summer break i United States

• Helg

  Freedom Over Texas

  4 julNationell helgdagTrångt

  The city's Fourth of July festival on the lawns at Eleanor Tinsley Park, ending with fireworks over Buffalo Bayou. Allen Parkway and Memorial shut for most of the day and the bayou trail with them. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Mosquito season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Gulf coast heat and humidity (20 maj – 25 sep (vanligtvis)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mycket folk — Summer break i United States, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Mosquito season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Gulf coast heat and humidity (20 maj – 25 sep (vanligtvis)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mycket folk — Summer break i United States

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Mosquito season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Gulf coast heat and humidity (20 maj – 25 sep (vanligtvis)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Säsong

  The first cool fronts

  15 okt – 10 dec · vanligtvisTorrsäsong

  From mid-October the fronts start reaching the coast and the humidity finally breaks. Late autumn is the best stretch of the year here and almost nobody books it.

Pågår fortfarande: Mosquito season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mest folk — Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving break i United States

• Helg

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), The first cool fronts (15 okt – 10 dec (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Risk

  Cedar and oak pollen

  15 dec – 15 apr · vanligtvisPollensäsong

  Mountain cedar blows in from the Hill Country around the turn of the year, oak takes over through February and March, and the city publishes a pollen count daily because enough people plan their week around it. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janJul & nyårStängningarTrångt

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: The first cool fronts (15 okt – 10 dec (vanligtvis)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)