The Hills has mild winters and hot summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in The Hills at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about The Hills’s climate
Read from where The Hills sits among Texas’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
About 242 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 17 and the first by November 13.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in The Hills feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Rain and snow in The Hills
May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 80 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 0.3" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Living with The Hills’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
242 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 17 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 13.
About 0.3" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from December through February. Heating is 40% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 106 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 96°.
The nicest months are February, March, April, October and November. 5.8 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in The Hills averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.9°).
A smaller shift than in 71% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How The Hills compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Texas.
The Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 38° | 2.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| February | 66° | 42° | 2.1" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 45° – 62° |
| March | 72° | 49° | 2.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54° – 66° |
| April | 80° | 56° | 2.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| May | 86° | 64° | 4.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| June | 92° | 71° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78° – 85° |
| July | 96° | 73° | 2.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80° – 88° |
| August | 97° | 72° | 2.2" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80° – 89° |
| September | 90° | 67° | 3.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75° – 84° |
| October | 81° | 57° | 3.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| November | 70° | 47° | 2.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| December | 63° | 39° | 2.4" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 44° – 55° |
| Year | 80° | 56° | 34.4" | 0.3" | 80 | 0 |
Heating and cooling a home in The Hills
40% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 45° to 62°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about The Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in The Hills?
January, with a typical high of 62° and a low of 38°.
What is the hottest month in The Hills?
August, with a typical high of 97° and a low of 72°. About 106 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does The Hills get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.3 inches.
When is the first frost in The Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 13, and the last spring frost by March 17.
What is the rainiest month in The Hills?
May, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in The Hills.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for The Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dripping Springs 6 E, TX (9 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.