Austin, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Austin's normal year runs from 25°F December nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 12.3 inches of precipitation and 64 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, December lows of −4°C, July highs of 30°C, 313 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAustin #2
- Station IDUSC00260507
- Location39.49°N 117.07°W
- Elevation6,780 ft (2,067 m)
- Population (census place)47
On October 14, the normal high in Austin is 63°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 7%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Austin.
- Jan 42° 26°
- Feb 44° 26°
- Mar 50° 31°
- Apr 56° 34°
- May 65° 43°
- Jun 76° 51°
- Jul 86° 59°
- Aug 84° 58°
- Sep 75° 50°
- Oct 62° 40°
- Nov 49° 31°
- Dec 41° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Austin each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.86 in), the least in August (0.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 26°F | 34.2°F | 1.22 | 10.4 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 44°F | 26°F | 35.0°F | 1.15 | 12.9 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 50°F | 31°F | 40.7°F | 1.46 | 11.8 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 34°F | 45.0°F | 1.64 | 8.4 | 6 | <1 | 15 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 53.9°F | 1.86 | 2.6 | 6 | <1 | 5 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 76°F | 51°F | 63.4°F | 0.61 | 0.9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 h |
| July | 86°F | 59°F | 72.6°F | 0.58 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 84°F | 58°F | 70.8°F | 0.40 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 50°F | 62.6°F | 0.64 | 0.3 | 2 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 40°F | 51.0°F | 0.53 | 0.8 | 2 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 31°F | 40.0°F | 1.11 | 6.8 | 4 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| December | 41°F | 25°F | 32.6°F | 1.14 | 8.7 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 40°F | 50.1°F | 12.34 | 63.6 | 49 | 20 | 148 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −3°C | 1.2°C | 31 mm | 26 cm |
| February | 7°C | −3°C | 1.7°C | 29 mm | 33 cm |
| March | 10°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 37 mm | 30 cm |
| April | 13°C | 1°C | 7.2°C | 42 mm | 21 cm |
| May | 18°C | 6°C | 12.2°C | 47 mm | 7 cm |
| June | 25°C | 10°C | 17.4°C | 15 mm | 2 cm |
| July | 30°C | 15°C | 22.6°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 14°C | 21.6°C | 10 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C | 16 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 17°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 13 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 10°C | −1°C | 4.4°C | 28 mm | 17 cm |
| December | 5°C | −4°C | 0.3°C | 29 mm | 22 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260507; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Austin?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00260507.
When is the last frost in Austin?
In Austin, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 18 in half of years and after June 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 7 in half of years and before September 19 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
- May 181 year in 10 after June 11; 9 in 10 after April 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 71 year in 10 before September 19; 9 in 10 before October 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 142 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 171 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Austin in zone 6b in ZIP code 89310, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00260507; 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 in Austin?
In a normal year in Austin, 20 days a year reach 90°F, 148 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 49 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 148a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 49a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 22a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1887) is 105°F, on July 20, 1931; the lowest is −20°F, on December 11, 1932.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 22.37 in; the snowiest season is 1974–75, with 144.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00260507; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00260507. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Austin?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Austin, 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.4 |
| February | 76% | 3.4 |
| March | 77% | 4.7 |
| April | 79% | 6.0 |
| May | 82% | 7.1 |
| June | 90% | 8.2 |
| July | 89% | 7.7 |
| August | 91% | 7.0 |
| September | 91% | 5.9 |
| October | 87% | 4.3 |
| November | 79% | 2.8 |
| December | 70% | 2.0 |
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 much heating and cooling does Austin need?
A normal year in Austin brings 5,980 heating degree days, 11% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 590 cooling degree days, 35% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,537 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 955 | 0 |
| February | 840 | 0 |
| March | 755 | 0 |
| April | 602 | 1 |
| May | 356 | 12 |
| June | 125 | 77 |
| July | 9 | 244 |
| August | 17 | 196 |
| September | 129 | 57 |
| October | 438 | 4 |
| November | 750 | 0 |
| December | 1,004 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,980 | 590 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260507. 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.
Has Austin been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.1°F, equal to the 1991-2020 normal of 50.1°F. 0 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47.8°F | −2.3°F | 17.17 | 99.0 |
| 2025 | 50.1°F | at normal | 18.96 | – |
Over 51 complete years from 1888 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.8°F per century (+0.04°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00260507; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Austin's climate compare?
Austin is warmer than 17 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 44. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.1°F is warmer than 40%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Austin is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 share this climate record?
Kingston has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Kingston, NV119 people · 20 mi S
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's climate
What is the coldest month in Austin?
December, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Austin?
Yes: 64 inches in a normal year, falling on 27 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (12.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Austin?
May, with 1.86 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Austin in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Austin in zone 6b in ZIP code 89310, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Austin?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 18; in one year in ten it comes after June 11. Waiting until June 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Reese River Ione (13 mi NE), NV35 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Beowawe 49 mi S - University of Nevada Ranch, NV38 miles from this station, 47.9°F a year
- Smoky Valley - Carvers, NV49 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Middlegate-Clifford, NV53 miles from this station, 49.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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