Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Lakeway United States

In Lakeway, the summers are hot and muggy; the winters are short, cold, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 96°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 101°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Lakeway for hot-weather activities is from late May to late September.

The hot season lasts for 3.6 months, from June 1 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 89°F. The hottest month of the year in Lakeway is August, with an average high of 95°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from November 25 to February 22, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year in Lakeway is January, with an average low of 43°F and high of 62°F.

In Lakeway, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Lakeway begins around May 15 and lasts for 1.8 months, ending around July 10.

The clearest month of the year in Lakeway is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around July 10 and lasts for 10 months, ending around May 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Lakeway is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Lakeway varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from April 28 to September 14, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Lakeway is May, with an average of 9.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.5 months, from September 14 to April 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Lakeway is December, with an average of 4.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Lakeway is May, with an average of 9.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 34% on May 26.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Lakeway experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Lakeway. The month with the most rain in Lakeway is May, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Lakeway is January, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

The length of the day in Lakeway varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 11 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:29 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 18 minutes later at 7:47 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:30 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 7 minutes later at 8:38 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Lakeway during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Lakeway experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 17 to October 24, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 22% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Lakeway is July, with 25.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Lakeway is January, with 0.5 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Lakeway experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from November 3 to June 11, with average wind speeds of more than 9.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Lakeway is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.7 months, from June 11 to November 3. The calmest month of the year in Lakeway is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Lakeway varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 10 months, from January 29 to December 9, with a peak percentage of 78% on July 13. The wind is most often from the north for 1.6 months, from December 9 to January 29, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lakeway throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Lakeway for general outdoor tourist activities are from early April to late May and from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lakeway for hot-weather activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the third week of June.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Lakeway typically lasts for 10 months (305 days), from around February 10 to around December 11, rarely starting after March 12, or ending before November 15.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Lakeway should appear around January 18, only rarely appearing before January 11 or after February 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from April 11 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Lakeway is June, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 10 to February 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Lakeway is December, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lakeway are 30.364 deg latitude, -97.980 deg longitude, and 748 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lakeway contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 348 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 809 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (932 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,775 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lakeway is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and water (21%), within 10 miles by trees (42%) and shrubs (30%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (31%) and grassland (26%).