29.270°N, 94.864°W · station GLSthr · 153 years of record
81°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Galveston.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Galveston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#136 / 152
warmest Oct 17 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
88°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 17 ever
65°F
set in 1876
Forecast high 73°F — 136th warmest Oct 17 of 152 years · record 88°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#119 / 152
warmest Oct 18 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
88°F
set in 2025
Coolest Oct 18 ever
65°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 75°F — 119th warmest Oct 18 of 152 years · record 88°F (2025) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#103 / 152
warmest Oct 19 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
89°F
set in 2025
Coolest Oct 19 ever
59°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 77°F — 103rd warmest Oct 19 of 152 years · record 89°F (2025) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 152
warmest Oct 20 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
89°F
set in 2023
Coolest Oct 20 ever
61°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 78°F — 78th warmest Oct 20 of 152 years · record 89°F (2023) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 152
warmest Oct 21 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
88°F
set in 2025
Coolest Oct 21 ever
59°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 79°F — 66th warmest Oct 21 of 152 years · record 88°F (2025) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#36 / 152
warmest Oct 22 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
86°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 22 ever
60°F
set in 1877
Forecast high 81°F — 36th warmest Oct 22 of 152 years · record 86°F (2004) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 152
warmest Oct 23 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
87°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 23 ever
60°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 81°F — 28th warmest Oct 23 of 152 years · record 87°F (2004) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Galveston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 1, 2022
11°FJan 8, 1886
Feb
83°FFeb 28, 1932
8°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
89°FMar 19, 2018
26°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
95°FApr 27, 2011
38°FApr 8, 1938
May
94°FMay 3, 1984
50°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
100°FJun 25, 2012
57°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
101°FJul 16, 1932
66°FJul 19, 1910
Aug
101°FAug 27, 2023
67°FAug 27, 1913
Sep
104°FSep 5, 2000
52°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
94°FOct 2, 1938
39°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
86°FNov 4, 2024
26°FNov 29, 1911
Dec
82°FDec 28, 2021
14°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
104°FSep 5, 2000
8°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Galveston so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 9 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 31, 2020
Coldest high ever
25°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 7, 1895
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
73°FJan 1, 2022
26°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
70°FFeb 28, 2017
25°FFeb 7, 1895
Mar
75°FMar 30, 2020
35°FMar 10, 1932
Apr
79°FApr 29, 2017
44°FApr 8, 1938
May
83°FMay 30, 2022
60°FMay 7, 1917
Jun
86°FJun 21, 2022
63°FJun 14, 1903
Jul
86°FJul 19, 2022
77°FJul 4, 1985
Aug
87°FAug 31, 2020
74°FAug 29, 2017
Sep
87°FSep 1, 2020
66°FSep 30, 1890
Oct
84°FOct 1, 2026
47°FOct 31, 1925
Nov
78°FNov 8, 2024
36°FNov 18, 1880
Dec
73°FDec 10, 2021
26°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
87°FAug 31, 2020
25°FFeb 7, 1895
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
68 days
record run, ended Sep 13 2023
So far in 2026
83 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Galveston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 79°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Galveston's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Galveston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.