Austin climate — normals and trends
Austin (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 875 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Austin averages 150 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Austin has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 31 July 1988) and the coldest -36.7 °C (on 2 February 1996).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AustinMinnesota
- coords
- 43.67°, -92.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.1°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
875mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
32.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
150 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.4 °C
31 July 1988
Coldest day
-36.7 °C
2 February 1996
Wettest day
102 mm
29 June 1969
Windiest day
76.7 km/h
27 February 1971
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
10 October 1949
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
6 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-44.7 °C
2 February 1996
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
2 May 2013
Sunniest day
14.9 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +6.8 °C | 87 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 113 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 61 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 200 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 115 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 133 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 55 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | -2.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 35 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Austin?
Austin has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.1 °C and it receives 875 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Austin?
The hottest day measured in Austin between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1988, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Austin?
The coldest day measured in Austin between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1996, at -36.7 °C.
Does it snow in Austin?
Yes. Austin gets on average 91.5 cm of snow per year and has around 150 frost days.
Has the climate of Austin warmed?
Yes: Austin warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Austin?
The wettest day measured in Austin between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1969, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Austin?
The windiest day measured in Austin between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1971, with winds reaching 76.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Austin?
The warmest month in Austin is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Austin?
Austin receives on average 875 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Austin?
Austin gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Austin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Austin between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2013, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Austin?
Yes: Austin has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Austin?
In Austin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 6 July 1948, and the lowest was -44.7 °C on 2 February 1996.
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