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    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-07-20</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001396633</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SUMMER ENERGY HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SUME</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001259658</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OLEARY TOM DAVIS</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5847 SAN FELIPE STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>#3700</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77057</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-07-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>25278</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4145016</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person received these shares of common stock in connection with a personal guaranty given by the reporting person for the benefit of the Issuer in connection with a loan, whereby the Issuer borrowed funds from a lending institution.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Does not include 233,636 shares held of record by Northeast Opco, LLC, a Texas LLC.  Mr. O Leary is a control person and 20 percent owner of such entity and shares voting and dispositive power over such shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>By Alexander N. Pearson, pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated December 12, 2012 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 24.1 to Schedule 13G on December 12, 2012 on behalf of Tom O'Leary, which Power of Attorney is incorporated by reference.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tom O'Leary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-07-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
