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When to go to Austin

Twelve months of averages for Austin, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Austin has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to May, October and November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in February.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April and May.
The warmest month is August (36°C) and the coolest January (16°C). The wettest is May (111 mm) and the driest February (45 mm); about 841 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Austin: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Austin

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Austin by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	16°C	3°C	58 mm	72%	53%	3.1	23°C	Cool
February	18°C	5°C	45 mm	73%	59%	3.5	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	23°C	9°C	73 mm	73%	59%	4.5	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	27°C	14°C	63 mm	70%	57%	5.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	18°C	111 mm	71%	57%	5.9	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	34°C	22°C	78 mm	66%	44%	6.7	37°C	Hot
July	36°C	24°C	60 mm	64%	41%	6.7	39°C	Hot
August	36°C	24°C	63 mm	60%	38%	6.4	39°C	Hot
September	32°C	21°C	87 mm	67%	44%	5.2	37°C	Hot
October	28°C	15°C	95 mm	68%	39%	4.3	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	21°C	9°C	59 mm	71%	48%	3.2	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	17°C	4°C	49 mm	72%	54%	2.7	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

16°C

3°C

58 mm

72%

53%

3.1

23°C

Cool

February

18°C

5°C

45 mm

73%

59%

3.5

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

23°C

9°C

73 mm

73%

59%

4.5

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

27°C

14°C

63 mm

70%

57%

5.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

18°C

111 mm

71%

57%

5.9

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

34°C

22°C

78 mm

66%

44%

6.7

37°C

Hot

July

36°C

24°C

60 mm

64%

41%

6.7

39°C

Hot

August

36°C

24°C

63 mm

60%

38%

6.4

39°C

Hot

September

32°C

21°C

87 mm

67%

44%

5.2

37°C

Hot

October

28°C

15°C

95 mm

68%

39%

4.3

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

21°C

9°C

59 mm

71%

48%

3.2

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

17°C

4°C

49 mm

72%

54%

2.7

25°C

Cool