Weather in Austin in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Austin in December
The temperature in December is +68°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +75°F during the day and a minimum of +32°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +73°F.
Is Austin warm or cold in December?
Austin is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +72°F to +64°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +52°F to +45°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Austin, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Austin in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +64°F | +63°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +25°F | +5°F | +12°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +84°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 75 mm | 73 mm | 98 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 71% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +72°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +64°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 75 mm to 73 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Austin is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Austin?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Austin in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+76°F) and the highest in 2023 (+84°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 478 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 2921 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Austin, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.