Humid subtropical
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hays County, Texas · Population 6.3k · 1,165 ft elevation
Living in Dripping Springs
Dripping Springs has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 92 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Dripping Springs at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,097 hrs76th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $579k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,985/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $106k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 84%95th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 43°F | 2.1″ | 0.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Apr | 79°F | 56°F | 2.6″ | — | 252 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 70°F | 3.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 72°F | 2.1″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 95°F | 72°F | 2.1″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 47°F | 2.9″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Dec | 61°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | 0.1″ | 201 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology