Austin, TX Climate & Monthly Averages
The climate of Austin
Austin records 120 wet days and 9.0 hours of daily sunshine in an average year. Temperatures follow a humid subtropical pattern, running 61°F (16°C) in January up to 96°F (36°C) in August.
Climate quick facts
- Hottest month: August - highs near 96°F (36°C)
- Coldest month: January - highs near 61°F (16°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 107°F (42°C) high · 4°F (-15°C) low
- Wettest month: May (16 rainy days) · Sunniest: July (12.1 h sun/day)
- Climate type: humid subtropical
- Annual swing: 20°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 10°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 4
- Average humidity: 68%
Temperatures through the year
At its warmest, in August, Austin runs to 96°F (36°C) in the afternoon and back to 78°F (25°C) by dawn. January sits at the other end of the year: 61°F (16°C) by day, 42°F (6°C) at night. Sunshine averages 9.0 hours a day over the year, peaking in July at 12.1 hours.
Rain, sun and snow
The wettest month is May (7.6 inches (194 mm) across 16 days) and the driest July. Average highs hold at or above 30°C for 4 months of the year, June through September being the unbroken run. Four of the twelve months pair mild highs with fewer than twelve wet days; the longest unbroken run is February through March. Across the gridded 2015-2024 daily record, the highest daily maximum for this location was 107°F (42°C) and the lowest daily minimum 4°F (-15°C).
How Austin compares
- Austin sits close to the middle of our dataset on most measures: 70°F (21°C) as an annual average, 48.7 inches (1238 mm) of precipitation and 9.0 hours of sun a day.
Ranked against every city in our dataset, each measured on the same ten-year window.
Monthly climate table
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Daylight | Wet-day chance | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 42° | 9 | 2.9 in | 7.3 h/day | 10.4 h | 28% | 67% |
| February | 65° | 46° | 9 | 3.2 in | 6.9 h/day | 11.1 h | 33% | 69% |
| March | 73° | 54° | 10 | 3.3 in | 7.7 h/day | 11.9 h | 34% | 69% |
| April | 79° | 60° | 12 | 5.2 in | 8.7 h/day | 12.9 h | 41% | 69% |
| May | 85° | 68° | 16 | 7.6 in | 9.3 h/day | 13.7 h | 50% | 75% |
| June | 91° | 74° | 11 | 4.1 in | 11.3 h/day | 14.1 h | 37% | 71% |
| July | 95° | 77° | 8 | 2.5 in | 12.1 h/day | 13.9 h | 27% | 64% |
| August | 96° | 78° | 8 | 4.7 in | 11.5 h/day | 13.2 h | 27% | 62% |
| September | 90° | 73° | 9 | 4.1 in | 10.2 h/day | 12.3 h | 31% | 66% |
| October | 82° | 63° | 9 | 4.4 in | 9.0 h/day | 11.4 h | 28% | 63% |
| November | 70° | 53° | 9 | 3.3 in | 7.1 h/day | 10.6 h | 31% | 71% |
| December | 65° | 47° | 8 | 3.4 in | 6.6 h/day | 10.2 h | 27% | 71% |
Austin month by month
Average high and low for each month, with the bar showing where it sits in Austin's year (left is the coldest night, right is the warmest afternoon).
January
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 7.3 h
- Daylight
- 10.4 h
February
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 6.9 h
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
March
- Rain
- 10 days
- Sunshine
- 7.7 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
April
- Rain
- 12 days
- Sunshine
- 8.7 h
- Daylight
- 12.9 h
May
- Rain
- 16 days
- Sunshine
- 9.3 h
- Daylight
- 13.7 h
June
- Rain
- 11 days
- Sunshine
- 11.3 h
- Daylight
- 14.1 h
July
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 12.1 h
- Daylight
- 13.9 h
August
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 11.5 h
- Daylight
- 13.2 h
September
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 10.2 h
- Daylight
- 12.3 h
October
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 9.0 h
- Daylight
- 11.4 h
November
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 7.1 h
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
December
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 6.6 h
- Daylight
- 10.2 h
Warmer places to go, by month: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Seasons in Austin
Spring (March through May)
Spring brings comfortable warmth here - highs near 79°F (26°C), nights near 60°F (16°C), and rain falls on around 38 of the 90 days.
Summer (June through August)
Summer in Austin brings serious heat, with daytime highs averaging 94°F (35°C) and nights around 76°F (24°C); expect showers on roughly 28 days across the season. Daylight is generous - around 11.6 hours of sun a day. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
Fall (September through November)
Fall brings hot afternoons here - highs near 81°F (27°C), nights near 63°F (17°C), and expect showers on roughly 27 days across the season.
Winter (December through February)
Through winter, Austin is crisp but comfortable: 63°F (17°C) by day, 45°F (7°C) after dark, and expect showers on roughly 26 days across the season.
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Best time to visit Austin
Aim for October to March if you get the choice: warm days, manageable rainfall and plenty of daylight line up, and highs average 69°F (21°C) against roughly 9 wet days a month. For the same question asked the other way round, see where else is warm in October.
Pack for Austin with lightweight, breathable clothing and serious sun protection and a compact umbrella or rain shell. August nights average 78°F (25°C), so evenings rarely match the afternoons.
Austin temperature records (2015-2024)
Derived from ERA5 reanalysis data, 2015–2024. Official station records may differ. Need the precipitation in other units? The mm-to-inches rainfall converter handles it.