2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Fountain Hills, AZ vs Austin, TX

Highlights

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Austin. Fountain Hills averages 300 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Austin, Texas gets 34.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Fountain Hills, Arizona gets 13.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Austin averages 0.3 inches of snow per year. Fountain Hills averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Austin, Texas
Summer High: the July high is around 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38.2
Rain: averages 34.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.3 inches of snow a year

Fountain Hills, Arizona
Summer High: the July high is around 104.3 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42.4
Rain: averages 13.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Austin is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fountain Hills is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arizona.

Today's Weather - Fountain Hills, AZ

88°F

Today's Weather - Austin, TX

75°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fountain Hills / Austin

July is the hottest month for Fountain Hills with an average high temperature of 104.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arizona. In Fountain Hills, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fountain Hills are March, November and April.

August is the hottest month for Austin with an average high temperature of 96.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Texas. In Austin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Austin are April, October and March.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fountain Hills with an average of 42.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Arizona.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Austin with an average of 38.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Fountain Hills, there are 157.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arizona.

In Austin, there are 105.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Texas.

In Fountain Hills, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arizona.

In Austin, there are 24.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

In Fountain Hills, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arizona.

In Austin, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.

March is the wettest month in Fountain Hills with 1.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 37% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.3 inches in Fountain Hills means that it is wetter than most places in Arizona.


June is the wettest month in Austin with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.9 inches in Austin means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

August is the rainiest month in Fountain Hills with 5.5 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.5 rainy days. There are 39.8 rainy days annually in Fountain Hills, which is less rainy than most places in Arizona. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

March is the rainiest month in Austin with 8.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 79.3 rainy days annually in Austin, which is rainier than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Fountain Hills, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Arizona.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Austin means that it is about average compared to other places in Texas.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Fountain Hills.

January is the snowiest month in Austin with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.