Drought in Comal County, TX: 6.5 years in 10 since 2000

6.5 years in 10

Comal County, TX: 17 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. More drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2000 (36 wk), 2005 (25 wk), 2006 (52 wk), 2008 (40 wk), 2009 (46 wk), 2011 (52 wk), 2012 (44 wk), 2013 (44 wk), 2014 (41 wk), 2018 (20 wk), 2019 (20 wk), 2020 (24 wk), 2021 (20 wk), 2022 (46 wk), 2023 (52 wk), 2024 (49 wk) and 2025 (52 wk). Not a single drought week in 2004 and 2016.

Plan for drought as normal: shrink the lawn, go drip and natives

Drought is the normal state of things here. Most of the yard goes to natives and gravel on drip; any grass that stays is a small, tough patch.

If you are replacing turf, plant natives in fall so roots set before the Aug peak, and check your water utility for a turf-removal rebate before you dig.

Drought has been more common in 2016-2025 (8 years in 10) than in 2000-2015 (5.6 in 10).

Against the rest of TX

35th most drought-prone of 254 TX counties; the TX middle is 5.8 in 10. Closest on the list: Upton County (6.9 in 10) and Presidio County (6.5 in 10). Driest in TX: Uvalde County (7.7 in 10). Least drought: Jasper County (2.3 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Aug (64% of weeks), then Oct (59%) and Feb (58%). Least in Apr (46%). May to September averages 54%.

53 Jan
58 Feb
56 Mar
46 Apr
51 May
49 Jun
54 Jul
64 Aug
54 Sep
59 Oct
48 Nov
47 Dec

The worst year: 2006

2006: 52 weeks in drought, peaking at D4 exceptional. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 53.2% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 34.3% at D2, 21.4% at D3, 166 weeks with some of the county in D4. Longest unbroken spell: 120 weeks, Mar 8, 2022 to Jun 18, 2024.

Lately

Last drought year: 2025, 52 weeks. 2016-2025: 8 in 10, against 5.6 in 10 for 2000-2015, drier lately. So far in 2026: 27 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.