Austin Weather: Triple-digit heat and mild winters
Is it going to scorch, storm, or maybe something worse? The summers are like living in a pizza oven and the winters blink and you’ll miss them. Except for the odd polar vortex. If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes, and it'll change. Here's all the meteorological happenings around Austin that will impact the time you spend outside.
Francesca, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Francesca is a Texas native who somehow lived in five countries, four states, and 12 cities before admitting that no place does it quite like Texas. Her moving record is so long she stopped counting at 30, although the low point was definitely the time an airline flew her overseas but left her dog behind (it took some foreign dog treats, but he eventually forgave her). When she’s not devouring Tex-Mex, she’s in the yard gardening, in the kitchen baking, or in the garage rebuilding a motorcycle that definitely did not need another wrench taken to it. At Snappy Scout, all that wanderlust and Texas rootedness helps her guide newcomers in the right direction.
Read moreWritten with local insight from Snappy Scout relocation experts
What's the Weather Really Like in Austin?
The forecast, the fashion, and the fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
My Favorite Season in Austin
Autumn is the finest season on offer in Austin—the temperatures finally drop down to bearable, a handful of trees change into their fall colors, and pumpkin pie spice lattes are back on the menu. A short drive to the outskirts of town will deliver you to corn mazes and haunted hayrides.
— Francesca Hernandez-Singer
Local Texas Expert
Ready to See If Austin Fits You?
Compare cities, check the routes, or head back to the full Austin guide for the bigger picture.