Austin (33 mi NW), Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Austin (33 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 95°F August afternoons, with 33.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.7°C, January lows of 5°C, August highs of 35°C, 839 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAustin (33 mi NW)
- Station IDUSW00023907
- Location30.62°N 98.08°W
- Elevation1,361 ft (415 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Austin (33 mi NW) is 80°F and the normal low 61°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Austin (33 mi NW).
- Jan 60° 40°
- Feb 63° 43°
- Mar 71° 50°
- Apr 78° 57°
- May 84° 64°
- Jun 91° 71°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 95° 73°
- Sep 88° 68°
- Oct 79° 60°
- Nov 68° 49°
- Dec 61° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Austin (33 mi NW) each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.02 in), the least in January (1.85 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 40°F | 50.3°F | 1.85 | 6 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 43°F | 52.9°F | 2.08 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 71°F | 50°F | 60.2°F | 2.67 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 57°F | 67.2°F | 2.90 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 84°F | 64°F | 74.0°F | 4.02 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 91°F | 71°F | 80.6°F | 2.80 | 6 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 73°F | 83.4°F | 2.01 | 4 | 28 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 95°F | 73°F | 83.9°F | 2.89 | 5 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 68°F | 77.7°F | 3.19 | 7 | 15 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 60°F | 69.4°F | 3.51 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 49°F | 58.6°F | 2.85 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 61°F | 41°F | 50.9°F | 2.26 | 7 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 57°F | 67.4°F | 33.03 | 76 | 102 | 20 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 5°C | 10.2°C | 47 mm |
| February | 17°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm |
| March | 22°C | 10°C | 15.7°C | 68 mm |
| April | 25°C | 14°C | 19.6°C | 74 mm |
| May | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 102 mm |
| June | 33°C | 22°C | 27.0°C | 71 mm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.6°C | 51 mm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 28.8°C | 73 mm |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C | 81 mm |
| October | 26°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 89 mm |
| November | 20°C | 10°C | 14.8°C | 72 mm |
| December | 16°C | 5°C | 10.5°C | 57 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023907; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Austin (33 mi NW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023907.
When is the last frost at Austin (33 mi NW)?
In Austin (33 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 2 in half of years and after March 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 29 in half of years and before November 10 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 21 year in 10 after March 20; 9 in 10 after February 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 291 year in 10 before November 10; 9 in 10 before December 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 274 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 304 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 16 in half of springs and before December 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Austin (33 mi NW) in zone 8b in ZIP code 78654, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00023907; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Austin (33 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Austin (33 mi NW), 102 days a year reach 90°F (12 of them 100°F or more), 20 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 76 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 102a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 76a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023907.
How sunny is it at Austin (33 mi NW)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Austin (33 mi NW), 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 3.2 |
| February | 72% | 3.8 |
| March | 73% | 4.7 |
| April | 76% | 5.6 |
| May | 76% | 6.0 |
| June | 85% | 6.8 |
| July | 86% | 6.8 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 81% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.4 |
| November | 77% | 3.3 |
| December | 74% | 2.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Austin (33 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Austin (33 mi NW) brings 1,786 heating degree days, 67% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,695 cooling degree days, 3.0 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,738 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 463 | 6 |
| February | 350 | 13 |
| March | 192 | 44 |
| April | 53 | 118 |
| May | 8 | 286 |
| June | 0 | 469 |
| July | 0 | 569 |
| August | 0 | 585 |
| September | 2 | 383 |
| October | 49 | 183 |
| November | 226 | 34 |
| December | 442 | 6 |
| Year (annual) | 1,786 | 2,695 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023907. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Austin (33 mi NW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 69.5°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 67.4°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.8°F | +0.3°F | 33.80 |
| 2022 | 68.3°F | +0.9°F | 18.58 |
| 2023 | 70.2°F | +2.8°F | 27.99 |
| 2024 | 70.3°F | +2.9°F | 26.85 |
| 2025 | 69.5°F | +2.1°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023907. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Austin (33 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Austin (33 mi NW) is warmer than 211 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 176. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.4°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Austin (33 mi NW) is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Austin (33 mi NW) share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Lago Vista, TX10,201 people · 13 mi SE
- Marble Falls, TX9,413 people · 12 mi W
- Jonestown, TX2,615 people · 13 mi SE
- Bertram, TX2,020 people · 8 mi N
- Double Horn, TX282 people · 12 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Austin (33 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Austin (33 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is August (95°F by day, 73°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Austin (33 mi NW)?
May, with 4.02 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.85 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Austin (33 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Austin (33 mi NW) in zone 8b in ZIP code 78654, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Austin (33 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 2; in one year in ten it comes after March 20. Waiting until March 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Burnet, TX12 miles from this station, 67.5°F a year
- Georgetown, TX22 miles from this station, 67.1°F a year
- Austin, TX29 miles from this station, 70.0°F a year
- Dripping Springs, TX29 miles from this station, 67.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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