Climate averages 1991–2020
Austin weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Austin: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 85 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Round Rock (28 km away). In October its highs average 26.4°C, about as warm as Austin, with 86 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Austin ranks joint 65th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 300th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Austin is 5.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.1°C to 20.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 85 mm to 74 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Round Rock in OctoberUnited States · 28 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 86 mm rain
- New Braunfels in OctoberUnited States · 73 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 17.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Killeen in OctoberUnited States · 95 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 96 mm rain
- Temple in OctoberUnited States · 100 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.9°C · 105 mm rain
- San Antonio in OctoberUnited States · 118 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Bryan in OctoberUnited States · 139 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.4°C · 102 mm rain
- College Station in OctoberUnited States · 141 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 102 mm rain
- Waco in OctoberUnited States · 154 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.1°C · 107 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.