United States
Austin in December
🧥 WinterPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why December scores 9.2What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.1
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (18.7°C highs / 6.5°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 6.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~54 mm rain)
- Air quality9.5
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~8 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.2 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 19° / 7° | 24° / 11° |
| Rain | 54 mm | 58 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 7° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 8 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas Day 25–27 Dec · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore AustinEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyThe capital of Texas, known for live music, barbecue, its big festivals and a laid-back outdoor lifestyle.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
SXSWDate variesUsually mid-March
A festival of music, film and tech.
Why go: Hotels sell out and prices rise sharply; book months ahead.
Where: Downtown
Bat emergence seasonDate variesRoughly March to October
Over a million bats fly out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge at dusk.
Why go: Numbers usually peak in late summer.
Where: Congress Avenue Bridge
Austin City Limits Music FestivalDate variesUsually two weekends in early October
A large music festival over two weekends with many stages.
Why go: Tickets often sell out early.
Where: Zilker Park
Texas State Capitol
A granite capitol building, open for tours.
Barton Springs Pool
A spring-fed swimming pool in Zilker Park.
Congress Avenue Bridge bats
A large urban bat colony flies out at dusk.
💡 Bats are mainly present from spring to autumn.
Lady Bird Lake
A river reservoir with trails and kayaks.
South Congress Avenue
A street with shops, food trucks and music.
LBJ Presidential Library
A museum on the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Texas barbecue
Smoked brisket, ribs and sausage.
💡 Barbecue joints
Breakfast tacos
Flour tortillas with eggs, potatoes, bacon or chorizo.
💡 Taco trucks
Queso
Melted cheese dip, a Tex-Mex staple.
💡 Tex-Mex restaurants
Kolaches
Pastries with fruit or sausage, from Czech settlers in Texas.
💡 Bakeries
Cowboy boots
Western-style leather boots, a Texas classic.
💡 Boot shops on South Congress
Hot sauce and salsa
Locally made Texas sauces and salsas.
💡 Shops and markets
Live music merch
Records and gear from local venues.
💡 Record stores
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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