Austin (MN) Temperature by Month

The average annual maximum temperature in Austin, Minnesota, United States of America is 12°C (54°F), with daytime highs ranging from -5°C (23°F) in January to 28°C (82°F) in July. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Austin compares to cities worldwide.

Visitors to Austin will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 16°C (61°F) in July to -15°C (5°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Austin by month:

From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak. July, the warmest month, averages 342 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Austin's average annual maximum temperature is 12°C (54°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Austin's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Austin climate page.