Austwell, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Austwell's primary NOAA station, AUSTWELL.
The climate verdict for Austwell
Warm-season cooling demand defines Austwell, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 71°F. It scores 100/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 99% of them.
- 71°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 41.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 331 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Austwell: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00410436 · Austwell, TX 71°F mean · 41.9" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 71°F
- RANK-WARM #6,587
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Angleton Brazor…
- PRCP-MID 41.9"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 100/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,238 CDD
- STN-1 USC00410436
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Angleton Brazoria, TX ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- Austwell (this station) 71°F
- Cold Beeville, TX 71°F
- Hot Angleton, TX 71°F
- Near Angleton Brazor…, TX 71°F
- Near Houston Nwso, TX 71°F
Austwell sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Austwell
Austwell: 85/100 · grade A
Austwell publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Austwell, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 100/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 331 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 70.8°F · 3.3° from 67.5°F | 90/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 86 calendar days | 80/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 41.9 in · 6.9 from 35 in | 76/100 · B |
Austwell · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Austwell is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 54.4°F and warmest-month mean 84.6°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 84.6°F
- Coldest month
- 54.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Austwell sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Austwell's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 4% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Austwell sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 62nd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Austwell is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Austwell compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Austwell's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
100 Top 1% score exceeds 99% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F (18°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 2.8" | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 68°F (20°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 1.9" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 72°F (22°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.0" | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 78°F (26°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 2.4" | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| May | 84°F (29°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 5.0" | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 83°F (29°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 24.8 |
| August | 93°F (34°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 26.8 |
| September | 89°F (32°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 4.7" | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| October | 83°F (28°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.8" | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| November | 73°F (23°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.9" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 66°F (19°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 2.6" | 0.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Austwell runs from a mild 45°F around January 7 to 93°F at the peak near August 6, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 17 through September 10, covering 86 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 5 to November 28.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 45°F around January 7.
The widest day
February 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Austwell.
Where Austwell Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 19°F.
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 86 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Austwell earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Austwell spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 17%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Austwell has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.0" and February 1.9". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 27
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
January 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
331 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,100
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,238
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Austwell on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (71°F here).
- Eloy, AZ 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Starke, FL 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Carefree, AZ 71°F · 0.2°F off
- Tucson, AZ 71°F · 0.2°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (41.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Neoga, IL 41.9" · 0.0" off
- New Carlisle, OH 41.9" · 0.0" off
- Wheeling, WV 41.9" · 0.0" off
- Bradford, PA 41.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Austwell's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Austwell accumulates 3,238 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,100 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Austwell's 41.9 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Austwell's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.2°F. The annual average is 71°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
With about 331 frost-free days, the calendar is constrained more by sustained heat than by freeze timing. This does not measure crop suitability or soil moisture; it only reports the NOAA-derived frost-free window for Austwell.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Austwell's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Austwell that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Austwell's primary station: AUSTWELL (USC00410436). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4805036). Match rule for Austwell: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Austwell comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.