Buda, Texas Weather
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Buda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 8:23 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear14%—96°75°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear23%—95°75°-1°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Drizzle23%—98°75°+3°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast10%—99°76°+1°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle——99°75°0°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——98°74°-1°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——99°74°+1°
Air quality now AQI 46 · Good
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:40 PM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Buda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 86°F (high 96°F, low 75°F), 9°F above the 77°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 10 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 20 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Buda
- Mon97°75°14%
- Tue95°75°23%
- Wed98°75°23%
- Thu99°76°10%
- Fri99°75°1%
- Sat98°74°3%
- Sun99°74°6%
- Mon98°73°22%
- Tue79°72°33%
- Wed91°70°23%
- Thu90°72°14%
- Fri81°71°17%
- Sat85°71°19%
- Sun90°70°11%
- Mon81°62°6%
- Tue79°55°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 17) is about 8 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, and carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Buda
SPC includes Buda in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Buda
Buda sits in Hays County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 5m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 12m — a swing of +3h 53m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 149 miles to the E. The nearest town Buda tracks is Austin, roughly 17 miles to the NNE.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Buda's warmest month is August (~85°F mean) and its coldest is January (~50°F). Rainfall peaks in May (5.0 inches) and bottoms out in February (1.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 2.8″ | 8 |
| February | 54° | 1.9″ | 8 |
| March | 61° | 2.9″ | 9 |
| April | 68° | 2.4″ | 7 |
| May | 76° | 5.0″ | 8 |
| June | 82° | 3.4″ | 7 |
| July | 85° | 2.2″ | 5 |
| August | 85° | 2.5″ | 5 |
| September | 79° | 3.0″ | 7 |
| October | 70° | 4.3″ | 7 |
| November | 59° | 2.7″ | 7 |
| December | 52° | 2.6″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Hays, TX, Mountain City, TX, Manchaca, TX
Buda swings from 50°F in January to 85°F in July (34°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Buda runs about 35.6 inches on roughly 82 measurable days.
Rainfall in Buda splits evenly between the seasons: May tops out at 5.0 inches over 7.8 rainy days, and February logs 1.9 inches across 7.6 — neither half of Buda's year dominates. That lines Buda up with places like Hays, TX, Mountain City, TX and Manchaca, TX, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Once Buda passes March 10, freezes fade and Buda's beds take lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Buda, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by November 17 in Buda, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Buda whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Hays, TX, Mountain City, TX, Manchaca, TX, San Leanna, TX, Kyle, TX.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Buda?
- Buda's last spring frost lands near March 10, and in Buda the first fall frost follows around November 17.
- What is the rainy season in Buda?
- Buda sees its heaviest rain in May (around 5.0 inches), part of roughly 36 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Buda?
- The warmest stretch in Buda comes in August, around 85°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Buda?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Buda, about 50°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Buda?
- Time tomatoes in Buda for two weeks after March 10; peas and greens start at Buda's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Buda get?
- Buda records around 82 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Buda?
- Buda's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 50°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Buda?
- Buda's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Buda?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Buda in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Buda?
- Current conditions for Buda and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Buda forecast updated?
- The Buda forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Buda?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Buda are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Buda?
- The next few days in Buda's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Buda sits at 30.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Buda
- 78610