30-year climate normals

Travis County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

97.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 37.7°F.

Travis County gets 35.57" of precipitation a year, and 30% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	62.5°	37.7°	2.82"
February	66.4°	42.1°	1.89"
March	73.1°	49.0°	2.90"
April	80.1°	56.1°	2.39"
May	86.8°	65.2°	5.00"
June	93.0°	71.5°	3.37"
July	96.1°	73.0°	2.16"
August	97.0°	72.6°	2.47"
September	90.9°	67.2°	3.03"
October	82.5°	57.2°	4.25"
November	71.7°	46.9°	2.68"
December	64.1°	39.5°	2.61"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 2.82"

February 1.89"

March 2.90"

April 2.39"

May 5.00"

June 3.37"

July 2.16"

August 2.47"

September 3.03"

October 4.25"

November 2.68"

December 2.61"

Annual total 35.57"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,996

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 1,718

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.44¢/kWh, Texas average $493

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $99

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Travis County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Travis County?

Travis County averages a high of 97.0°F in August and a low of 37.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.57 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Travis County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Travis County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 97.0°F. That drives 2,996 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Travis County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Travis County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP, TX US (USW00013904), 4 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Texas residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.