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Austin in August

avoid · not the best time to go · the warmest month of the year, the driest month of the year, the sunniest month of the year

The year in Austin

Tap a month for its page

  1. Austin in January: good
  2. Austin in February: good
  3. Austin in March: ok, busy
  4. Austin in April: good, busy
  5. Austin in May: good
  6. Austin in June: sweet spot
  7. Austin in July: avoid
  8. Austin in August: avoid
  9. Austin in September: sweet spot
  10. Austin in October: sweet spot
  11. Austin in November: good
  12. Austin in December: ok, busy
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
August is ruled out at Austin: extreme heat: 22 days over 35C.

The numbers

Daily high36°C
Nightly low25°C
Feels like, afternoon39°C
Rainy days, 1 mm or more4 · 102 mm
Humidity61%
Sunshine11.7 h/day
Daylight13.2 h/day
Days over 35°C22
Crowds56 / 100, higher is quieter

Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.

How busy it gets

August: busier than usual. Busiest in March; quietest in October.

What August is known for

  • Peak season — Ideal weather conditions attract tourists.

Written by a language model from the climate figures; the numbers above are measured and win where the two disagree.

Austin in pictures

What to pack

  • Light, loose clothes: daily highs average 36°C.
  • Plan the middle of the day indoors: 22 days a month pass 35°C.
  • Sun protection: about 12 hours of sunshine a day.

Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.

Before you go

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On arrival in Austin: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.

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