Austin, TX Weather & Climate Normals
Austin's real weather, in one number
Austin, TX scores 54/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Austin's hottest and coldest months
Austin's hottest month is Aug, averaging 86°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 52°F, a 34.2°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Austin's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 42°F | 2.64in | 0in |
| Feb | 67°F | 46°F | 1.89in | 0.2in |
| Mar | 73°F | 52°F | 2.88in | 0in |
| Apr | 80°F | 59°F | 2.42in | 0in |
| May | 87°F | 67°F | 5.04in | 0in |
| Jun | 93°F | 73°F | 3.68in | 0in |
| Jul | 97°F | 75°F | 1.96in | 0in |
| Aug | 98°F | 75°F | 2.74in | 0in |
| Sep | 91°F | 70°F | 3.45in | 0in |
| Oct | 83°F | 61°F | 3.91in | 0in |
| Nov | 72°F | 51°F | 2.92in | 0in |
| Dec | 64°F | 43°F | 2.72in | 0in |
Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, and Nov are the best time to see Austin at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Aug's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Austin
Austin averages 36.25in of precipitation a year across roughly 86 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.2in of snow a year.
Where Austin ranks
Austin ranks 904 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 93 of 384 within TX. About 993,588 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Austin-Camp Mabry, TX US, 1.6 miles from Austin, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure