1 winTexas1,294 sights · 2,858 eats · 6 regions
6 winsCalifornia4,285 sights · 6,370 eats · 6 regionsTexas vs California
The verdict
California takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
Texas
63°F vs 61°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
California
93°F vs 84°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
California
0 vs 192 beaches
Museum hopping
California
134 vs 384 museums
Great outdoors
California
1,084 vs 3,364 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
California
2,858 vs 6,370 notable restaurants
Best in October
California
58% vs 100% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
TexasCalifornia
- 1,2944,285Sights
- 2,8586,370Restaurants & cafés
- 134384Museums
- 1,0843,321Parks & nature
- 0192Beaches
- 043Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Texas | California |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 61 |
| Feb | 66 | 63 |
| Mar | 77 | 64 |
| Apr | 81 | 71 |
| May | 86 | 78 |
| Jun | 91 | 82 |
| Jul | 92 | 83 |
| Aug | 94 | 87 |
| Sep | 90 | 84 |
| Oct | 85 | 74 |
| Nov | 75 | 66 |
| Dec | 67 | 60 |
Texas
- January: Off season
- February: Peak season
- March: Peak season
- April: Good
- May: Mixed
- June: Off season
- July: Off season
- August: Off season
- September: Mixed
- October: Good
- November: Peak season
- December: Peak season
California
- January: Mixed
- February: Mixed
- March: Mixed
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Good
- September: Mixed
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Mixed
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