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Barometric Pressure in Austin, TX

Austin is in Texas, United States. These forecasts use the saved city coordinates; nearby weather model grid points and their elevations may differ.

  • Coordinates: 30.2672, -97.7431
  • Timezone: America/Chicago
  • Approximate terrain elevation: 149 m

Current pressure

Mean sea-level pressure · model-derived

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Pressure trend and forecast

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Predicted Rapid Changes

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Daily Forecast

Sea-level pressure in hPa. Today covers the remaining hours; later days cover available forecast hours.
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Normal barometric pressure in Austin

Austin is close to sea level (about 149 m), so a barometer or phone sensor there typically reads around 995 hPa (29.40 inHg), only about 18 hPa below the sea-level figures in weather reports.

Reference values. Actual readings rise and fall with passing weather systems.
ReferencehPainHgmmHg
Standard sea-level pressure (used in weather reports)1,013.2529.92760
Typical surface pressure at about 149 m (standard-atmosphere estimate)99529.40747

Because the two values are close, local readings and weather reports in Austin are easy to compare directly.

Surface estimates use the International Standard Atmosphere and the city's approximate terrain elevation; your exact location, building floor, and current weather change the reading.

Average barometric pressure in Austin (2021–2025)

From 2021 to 2025, sea-level pressure in Austin averaged 1,016.1 hPa (30.01 inHg). On 9 days out of 10, the daily average stayed between 1,008 and 1,027 hPa (29.76–30.33 inHg).

Pressure averaged highest in January (1,020.9 hPa) and lowest in May (1,012.2 hPa), a seasonal swing of about 9 hPa. From one day to the next, the daily average typically changed by about 2 hPa, and by 7 hPa or more on about 1 day in 10.

The lowest hourly value in the period was 993.1 hPa on March 2, 2023; the highest was 1,043.5 hPa on December 23, 2022.

Monthly sea-level pressure, 2021–2025. Usual range (hPa) covers 8 of 10 daily averages in that month.
MonthAvg hPaAvg inHgUsual range
January1,020.930.151,012–1,030
February1,019.630.111,011–1,029
March1,015.429.991,008–1,023
April1,014.029.941,008–1,022
May1,012.229.891,007–1,018
June1,012.629.901,009–1,017
July1,015.129.981,013–1,018
August1,014.429.961,012–1,017
September1,014.229.951,011–1,017
October1,016.230.011,011–1,023
November1,019.130.091,011–1,027
December1,019.530.111,012–1,027

Calculated from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data (a weather model reconstruction of past conditions, not station measurements) for the nearest model grid point, via the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information.

Reading the pressure

Sea-level pressure allows comparison between places at different elevations. Surface pressure represents pressure at the modelled ground elevation. A rising or falling value describes a trend; it is not a complete weather forecast.

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Barometric pressure in Austin: common questions

What is normal barometric pressure in Austin?

For weather comparisons, normal sea-level pressure is 1,013.25 hPa (29.92 inHg, 760 mmHg). Readings above it are higher than standard and readings below it are lower. From 2021 to 2025, sea-level pressure in Austin averaged 1,016.1 hPa (30.01 inHg), and on 9 days out of 10 the daily average was between 1,008 and 1,027 hPa. A barometer measuring local pressure at about 149 m in Austin typically reads around 995 hPa (29.40 inHg).

Why does my phone show a different pressure in Austin than the weather report?

Phone sensors and household barometers measure pressure where you are, while weather reports adjust readings to sea level so places can be compared. In Austin, that adjustment is about 18 hPa (0.52 inHg) under standard conditions, and it grows if you are on a higher floor or hill.

Is the barometric pressure in Austin high or low today?

When live data loads, compare the current sea-level reading above with 1,013 hPa (29.92 inHg). The three-hour change and the seven-day trend usually say more about changing weather than a single value. Normal, high, and low pressure explained.

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