Climate averages 1991–2020
Austin weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Austin: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 62 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Round Rock (28 km away). In February its highs average 17.8°C, about as warm as Austin, with 61 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Austin ranks joint 88th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 204th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Austin is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 62 mm to 74 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Austin climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.9°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 61 | 7.1 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 18.1°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 62 | 7.5 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.8°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 83 | 8.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.3°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 116 | 10.8 | 13.714 h |
| June | 32.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 77 | 9.2 | 14.114 h |
| July | 34.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 42 | 5.7 | 13.914 h |
| August | 35.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 59 | 5.6 | 13.213 h |
| September | 31.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 75 | 8.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 85 | 7.2 | 11.511 h |
| November | 20.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 74 | 6.7 | 10.711 h |
| December | 16.6°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 70 | 7.4 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Round Rock in FebruaryUnited States · 28 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 7.6°C · 61 mm rain
- New Braunfels in FebruaryUnited States · 73 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 60 mm rain
- Killeen in FebruaryUnited States · 95 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 6.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Temple in FebruaryUnited States · 100 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 6.8°C · 71 mm rain
- San Antonio in FebruaryUnited States · 118 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Bryan in FebruaryUnited States · 139 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.6°C · 77 mm rain
- College Station in FebruaryUnited States · 141 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Waco in FebruaryUnited States · 154 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 6.8°C · 72 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Austin) is explained once on the Austin year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.