2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Cathedral City, CA vs Austin, TX

Highlights

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Austin. Cathedral City averages 271 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Austin, Texas gets 34.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Cathedral City, California gets 4.8 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. Cathedral City 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

Cathedral City, California
Summer High: the July high is around 107.6 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45.4
Rain: averages 4.8 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 Cathedral City is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

Today's Weather - Cathedral City, CA

104°F

Today's Weather - Austin, TX

79°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Cathedral City / Austin

July is the hottest month for Cathedral City with an average high temperature of 107.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in California. In Cathedral City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cathedral City are November, March and February.

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.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cathedral City with an average of 44.2°. This is warmer than most places in California.

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 Cathedral City, there are 174.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in California.

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

In Cathedral City, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

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

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.

February is the wettest month in Cathedral City with 1.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 55% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 4.8 inches in Cathedral City means that it is one of the driest places in California.


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.

January is the rainiest month in Cathedral City with 2.8 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 13.6 rainy days annually in Cathedral City, which is one of the least rainy places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 53% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 10% 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 Cathedral City, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California.

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 Cathedral City.

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