Climate & Weather in College Station
College Station has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa) -- hot, humid summers and mild winters, with rainfall spread fairly evenly across the year rather than concentrated in a single wet season. The most consequential seasonal weather pattern for movers is spring severe-thunderstorm season (hail and flash-flood risk), not a hurricane season.
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Learn moreTemperatures
Average annual temperatures range roughly from the upper 50s to the upper 70s Fahrenheit, with monthly averages swinging between about 42°F and 96°F across the year -- January is the coldest month and August the warmest. Winters are mild rather than cold, and summers are consistently hot and humid, commonly exceeding 90°F with high humidity.
Rainfall
Annual precipitation averages about 42.7 inches, spread relatively evenly across the year with a modest peak from March through September (May averages the highest monthly total, around 2.95 inches) and a slight dip in February and December. Relative humidity runs 66-79% depending on the month, highest in the April-May and December-February windows.
Spring severe weather is the defining seasonal risk
Rather than a hurricane season, College Station's primary seasonal weather risk is spring severe thunderstorms bringing hail and flash flooding -- documented in Brazos County's hail history and in the record-setting spring rainfall of the May-June 2016 Central Texas floods (the wettest March-May on record at the local weather station). See the Insurance & Hazard Costs page for the full detail on this risk and its cost implications.
No hurricane exposure
College Station is well inland and carries no direct hurricane or tropical-storm risk, unlike the Texas Gulf Coast (Houston) -- a genuine, structural difference reflected in its dramatically lower homeowners insurance costs relative to Houston or other coastal Texas markets.
Key takeaways
- Humid subtropical climate: mild winters and hot, humid summers, with temperatures ranging roughly 42°F-96°F across the year.
- About 42.7 inches of rain annually, spread relatively evenly across the year rather than concentrated in one wet season.
- Spring severe thunderstorms (hail, flash flooding) -- not a hurricane season -- are the defining seasonal weather risk here.
- No hurricane or tropical-storm exposure, unlike Houston or the Texas Gulf Coast -- a real, structural advantage reflected in insurance costs.
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