Austin Weather and Climate

Everyone wants to reside in an area that’s considered the best place to live in. Now, the best place to live in is not just some place suggested by friends or relatives. The best place to live in had been suggested by Money Magazine in 2006, and in this case, Austin is one of them. MSN has also labeled Austin as the “Greenest City in America.”

The climate in Austin is humid tropical, characterized by their moderately cold climate in winter and the hot and humid weather in summer. The hot-and-humid summers in Austin are characterized by a temperature of about 90 degrees F or 32 degrees C.

Austin summers are experienced around June to September. It is not uncommon to have a daily weather with an temperature reaching 100 degrees F or 38 degrees C. The hottest day in the history of Austin was recorded on the 5th of September, 2000, which was at 112 degrees F or 44 degrees C. On the average, an entire year may have about 198 days with a temperature over 80 degrees F or 27 degrees C and another 111 with over 90 degrees F or 32 degrees C.

Sometimes, Austin has a dry and mild weather even when it is already winter. On the average, Austin experiences a temperature reaching below 45 degrees F or 7 degrees C for 88 days. There will be another 24 days when Austin won’t experience a temperature drop below the freezing point at all.

To date, the lowest temperature in Austin was recorded on January 31, 1949 at -2 degrees F or -19 degrees C. Austin rarely experiences a snowfall, though once a year or so, the city may be hit with an ice storm. When this happens, the roads may be frozen and the city may be shut down for a day.

Austin is home to extreme weather conditions so it helps to prepare proper clothings and supplies always.