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Best time to visit Austin

November is the best time to visit Austin for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly February to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 91/100
The least cloud October 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 45 mm
Warmth August 35 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 91 21 °C 7
2 March 87 22 °C 9
3 October 84 27 °C 7
4 April 83 26 °C 9
5 February 81 19 °C 8
6 December 77 17 °C 7
7 January 74 17 °C 7
8 May 67 30 °C 11
9 September 67 32 °C 8
10 June 57 33 °C 9
11 August 56 35 °C 5
12 July 56 35 °C 6

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 6 wet days and highs near 35 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.6 °C 65 mm 54 %
February 18.9 °C 69 mm 57 %
March 22.5 °C 76 mm 57 %
April 26.3 °C 87 mm 54 %
May 29.6 °C 122 mm 58 %
June 32.8 °C 81 mm 48 %
July 34.7 °C 45 mm 45 %
August 35.2 °C 58 mm 43 %
September 31.6 °C 82 mm 43 %
October 27.1 °C 87 mm 42 %
November 21.1 °C 76 mm 49 %
December 17.1 °C 74 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.