Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:29 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min7:23 am – 5:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 37°F36 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare121 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Austin 6s station, 3 mi away; rain from Austin-camp Mabry
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Austincollege · under a mileAustin Community College - Rio Grande Campuscollege · under a mileMount Lucaspeak · 4.4 miLady Bird Lakelake · 1.6 miOld Mill Springspring · 1.6 miBarton Hills - Homedale Access to Barton Creek Greenbelttrailhead · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOld Bakeryhistoric site · under a mileBrush Square (O. Henry Museum)historic site · under a mileMcKinney Falls State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 718 acresRed Bluff Nature Preservestate conservation land · 3.7 miBalcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.2 mi · 21,681 acresGeorgetown Recreation Arearecreation area · 26.6 mi · 5,328 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighTravis County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured200 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 53, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Travis County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Austin Water & Wastewaterserves 1,115,323 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2022: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation526 ft160 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texasunder a milePost officeAustin Post Office Downtown Austin Stationunder a mileTown hallAustin City Hallunder a milePoliceAustin Police Department Main Headquartersunder a mileFire stationAustin Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools10 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 8 otherSchoolCathedral School of Saint Maryunder a mileSchoolThe Khabele Schoolunder a mileElementaryPease Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Austinunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS7.0 miInterstateI-35under a mileUS highwayUS 290under a mileAmtrakAustin, TX AUSunder a mileLight railDowntown StationCapital Metrounder a mileCoachDowntown AustinFlixBusunder a mileTransit125 stops within a mileCapital Metro, Round Rock TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73301 ZIP area.
