Weather in Austin in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Austin;
Average weather
Average temperature in Austin in January
The temperature in January is +68°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +84°F during the day and a minimum of +30°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 83% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +79°F to +34°F.
Is Austin warm or cold in January?
Austin is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +64°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +45°F to +43°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Austin, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Austin in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +63°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°F | +12°F | +9°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +86°F | +99°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 73 mm | 98 mm | 60 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +64°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +63°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 73 mm to 98 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 71% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 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 January, going from 2 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Austin.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Austin?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Austin in January 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.