Austin - Recent January Temperatures, Rain & Snow

The numbers here describe what the January weather in Austin, Texas was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives January data by year for temperature, precipitation and snowfall.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot or cold days occurred each January. Then there's information on how much rain and snow actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Austin had wet or snowy weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at Camp Mabry.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

January temperature averages by year in Austin
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
68 46 2023 20 8
62 38 2022 17 4
65 42 2021 19 6
67 48 2020 20 9
62 42 2019 16 5
61 39 2018 16 4
68 46 2017 20 8
63 41 2016 17 5
58 39 2015 15 4
64 38 2014 18 3
64 43 2013 18 6
67 43 2012 19 6
60 39 2011 16 4
59 39 2010 15 4
Number of days in January when the temperature in Austin dropped to 32 or below, or rose to at least 70 or 90 degrees Fahrenheit
32 °F
0 °C
Year 70 °F
21 °C
90 °F
32 °C
2 2023 14 0
6 2022 7 0
4 2021 10 0
0 2020 13 0
3 2019 6 0
10 2018 8 0
3 2017 19 0
3 2016 9 0
4 2015 9 0
9 2014 14 0
4 2013 12 0
3 2012 13 0
6 2011 6 0
11 2010 5 0

Rainy Weather iconPrecipitation

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Austin during January in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall or snowfall (when melted) amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total precipitation for January in Austin
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
8 2023 1.3 32
4 2022 2.2 56
9 2021 1.6 42
9 2020 2.4 61
9 2019 3.4 86
5 2018 0.3 7
8 2017 4.1 105
3 2016 0.3 9
10 2015 5.0 128
7 2014 0.5 11
7 2013 2.9 73
6 2012 4.7 119
5 2011 2.9 74
6 2010 3.3 84

Snowy Weather iconSnow

Amount of snowfall in Austin for January and number of days when new snow totalled at least 1 inch (2.5 centimetres)
Days Year Inches Centi­metres
0 2023 0.0 0
0 2022 0.0 0
1 2021 1.5 4
0 2020 0.0 0
0 2019 0.0 0
0 2018 0.0 0
0 2017 0.0 0
0 2016 0.0 0
0 2015 0.0 0
0 2014 0.2 1
0 2013 0.0 0
0 2012 0.0 0
0 2011 0.0 0
0 2010 0.0 0
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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