Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Austin weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Austin, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 108°F on 2000-09-04; its coldest fell to 5°F on 2021-02-16.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
89°F2026-01-02
25°F2024-01-15
71°F2022-01-01
11°F1982-01-11
February
99°F1996-02-21
21°F2021-02-16
70°F2021-02-28
5°F2021-02-16
March
95°F2025-03-14
37°F1989-03-05
71°F2024-03-14
19°F1980-03-02
April
99°F1996-04-18
48°F2007-04-08
76°F2017-04-29
33°F2007-04-08
May
100°F2011-05-25
63°F1994-05-01
79°F2025-05-17
44°F2013-05-03
June
107°F2012-06-26
73°F1987-06-03
81°F2009-06-25
58°F1996-06-09
July
108°F2018-07-23
76°F1990-07-16
83°F2018-07-24
63°F2019-07-25
August
108°F2011-08-28
75°F2017-08-27
82°F2023-08-22
61°F1992-08-28
September
108°F2000-09-04
63°F1985-09-30
83°F2020-09-01
46°F1983-09-22
October
99°F2024-10-13
48°F1993-10-30
78°F1998-10-05
29°F1993-10-31
November
91°F2025-11-07
38°F2013-11-25
75°F1994-11-04
25°F1993-11-27
December
90°F2024-12-30
26°F1983-12-25
72°F1982-12-02
5°F1989-12-23

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
99°F1996-02-21
21°F2021-02-16
72°F1982-12-02
5°F2021-02-16
Spring (Mar–May)
100°F2011-05-25
37°F1989-03-05
79°F2025-05-17
19°F1980-03-02
Summer (Jun–Aug)
108°F2018-07-23
73°F1987-06-03
83°F2018-07-24
58°F1996-06-09
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
108°F2000-09-04
38°F2013-11-25
83°F2020-09-01
25°F1993-11-27

All-time records

The most extreme value Austin has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 108°F 2000-09-04
Lowest 21°F 2021-02-16

Low

Highest 83°F 2018-07-24
Lowest 5°F 2021-02-16

Feels-like

Highest 148°F 2023-08-10
Lowest -12°F 1989-12-23

Humidity

Highest 25.2 g/m³ 2026-06-18
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1982-01-11

Wind

Highest 28 mph 1990-03-14
Lowest 3 mph 2000-12-04

Gust

Highest 62 mph 1998-03-16
Lowest 8 mph 2020-12-05

Precip

Wettest 8.33 in 2017-08-27
Driest 14-day dry spell 1991-10-06

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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