2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Gainesville, TX vs Austin, TX

Highlights

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Austin. Gainesville averages 233 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Austin, Texas gets 34.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Gainesville, Texas gets 40.1 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. Gainesville averages 3.2 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

Gainesville, Texas
Summer High: the July high is around 94.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30.5
Rain: averages 40.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3.2 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 Gainesville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

Today's Weather - Gainesville, TX

57°F

Today's Weather - Austin, TX

63°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Gainesville / Austin

August is the hottest month for Gainesville with an average high temperature of 95.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Gainesville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gainesville are October, May 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 Gainesville with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.

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 Gainesville, there are 77.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.

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

In Gainesville, there are 54.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.

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 Gainesville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.

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.

May is the wettest month in Gainesville with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in Gainesville means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.


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.

May is the rainiest month in Gainesville with 8.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 69.2 rainy days annually in Gainesville, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% 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.

An annual snowfall of 3.2 inches in Gainesville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas.

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

January is the snowiest month in Gainesville with 1.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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