Humid subtropical
Garden Ridge, Texas
Comal County, Texas · Population 4.2k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Garden Ridge
Garden Ridge has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and mild winters (January lows around 36°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 106 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Garden Ridge at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,035 hrs70th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $618k88th percentile
- Median household income
- $158k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 99%97th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 23 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 497 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 36°F | 2.3″ | — | 196 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 40°F | 1.9″ | — | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 72°F | 47°F | 2.7″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 54°F | 2.5″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 69°F | 3.6″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 72°F | 3.0″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 71°F | 2.4″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 46°F | 2.4″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Dec | 63°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | — | 189 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