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Beirut vs Austin
Comparing Beirut change · Austin change
Beirut and Austin have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Austin is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year, and Beirut the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Beirut and Austin, in everyday terms.
Summers
Austin has much hotter summers
Beirut: Hot
Austin: Very hot
Winters
Beirut has milder winters
Beirut: Cool
Austin: Chilly
Rain & snow
Austin is wetter
Beirut: Moderate rainfall
Austin: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Beirut is sunnier
Beirut: Fairly sunny
Austin: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Beirut and Austin run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Austin is the wetter — about 7 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Beirut has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Austin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 62 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 66 |
| Austin | 62 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Difference | — | +3 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +4 | — | -2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 62 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 |
| Austin | 62 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 |
| Difference | — | +3 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 88 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 66 |
| Austin | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +4 | — | -2 | -2 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 47 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 50 |
| Austin | 39 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -2 | — | +3 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 47 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 |
| Austin | 39 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 72 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -2 | — | +3 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 73 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 50 |
| Austin | 73 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Austin | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Difference | -4.3 | -2.9 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +3.5 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +3.6 | +1.9 | -1.3 | -3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Austin | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| Difference | -4.3 | -2.9 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Austin | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.6 | +3.6 | +1.9 | -1.3 | -3.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 46 | 54 | 62 |
| Austin | 60 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 60 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +1 | — | +15 | +21 | +18 | +16 | +16 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 27 |
| Austin | 60 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 48 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +1 | — | +15 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 25 | 27 | 31 | 46 | 54 | 62 |
| Austin | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 60 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +16 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 65 |
| Austin | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -16 | -5 | +1 | +9 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 |
| Austin | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -4 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 78 | 77 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 65 |
| Austin | 63 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -5 | +1 | +9 | +7 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Beirut trends → · Austin trends →
Methodology & sources
Beirut
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Tripoli, a weather station, about 68 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Austin
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at San Marcos (NOAA GHCN station USC00417983), about 47 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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