Austin weather in August

In August, Austin sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 78°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Austin's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Austin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:22 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Austin is city in, and the county seat of, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

Density
797/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 78°F through the month.

A typical August day in Austin reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Austin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Austin weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.16.46.29.10.0
Feb27° / 12°1.25.65.310.20.0
Mar40° / 24°2.38.44.311.60.5
Apr56° / 37°3.811.62.213.23.5
May68° / 49°4.813.30.114.55.7
Jun77° / 59°5.312.2015.26.4
Jul80° / 62°4.29.8014.96.7
Aug78° / 60°3.910.1013.86.9
Sep71° / 52°3.58.9012.36.9
Oct58° / 39°2.78.80.610.84.4
Nov42° / 27°1.96.73.39.50.7
Dec28° / 15°1.47.26.48.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45842
55842
65743
75743
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95644
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316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Austin gets around 3.9 in of rain over 10.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11326312082
21326312082
31326312082
41426322071
51426322071
61426312071
71526312061
81526312161
91627302161
101627302151
111727292151
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:057:31
214.45:067:30
314.45:077:29
414.35:087:28
514.35:097:26
614.25:107:25
714.25:117:24
814.25:127:22
914.15:147:21
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1114.05:167:18
1214.05:177:17
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1813.75:247:07
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2113.65:277:02
2213.55:287:01
2313.55:306:59
2413.45:316:57
2513.45:326:56
2613.35:336:54
2713.35:346:52
2813.35:356:50
2913.25:376:49
3013.25:386:47
3113.15:396:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
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45.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Austin

In seasonPeak

In August, Austin sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Austin's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Austin?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Austin for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Austin in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Austin sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Austin in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Austin peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Austin?

Austin sits at 43.7°N, 93.0°W, 1,204 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Albert Lea, 20 mi away.

Topography around Austin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Austin.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Austin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 1,211 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 ft.

The land around Austin is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (81%) within 10 miles, and cropland (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
105 ft
10 miles
262 ft
50 miles
653 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Albert Lea 20 mi · Owatonna 32 mi · Rochester 35 mi · Mason City 37 mi · Faribault 46 mi · Northfield 55 mi · Mankato 62 mi · Red Wing 66 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Austin (43.6666°, -92.9746°, elevation 1,204 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).