Current Drought Conditions for Texas - July 14, 2026
Texas Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 25% (68,367 square miles) of Texas is under active drought conditions, with an additional 15% (40,638 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Texas: 16.7% (44,801 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 7.8% (20,797 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 1% (2,768 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Texas drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 40,638 | 15.2% | 15.2% |
| Moderate Drought | 44,801 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Severe Drought | 20,797 | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| Extreme Drought | 2,768 | 1% | 1% |
Texas Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Texas
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Abernathy | Moderate Drought |
| Abilene | Abnormally Dry |
| Ackerly | Moderate Drought |
| Adrian | Severe Drought |
| Alba | Abnormally Dry |
| Amarillo | Severe Drought |
| Amherst | Moderate Drought |
| Angus | Abnormally Dry |
| Anson | Abnormally Dry |
| Anton | Moderate Drought |
| Arp | Moderate Drought |
| Aspermont | Moderate Drought |
| Athens | Abnormally Dry |
| Austin | Moderate Drought |
| Avinger | Abnormally Dry |
| Barry | Abnormally Dry |
| Barton Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Bastrop | Severe Drought |
| Bear Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Beckville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bee Cave | Moderate Drought |
| Beeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Benjamin | Moderate Drought |
| Berryville | Moderate Drought |
| Big Sandy | Moderate Drought |
| Big Spring | Abnormally Dry |
| Bigfoot | Moderate Drought |
| Bishop Hills | Severe Drought |
| Blackwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Blanco | Abnormally Dry |
| Blooming Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Blue Berry Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Booker | Severe Drought |
| Borger | Severe Drought |
| Bovina | Severe Drought |
| Boys Ranch | Severe Drought |
| Briarcliff | Moderate Drought |
| Brownfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Brownsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Brushy Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Buda | Moderate Drought |
| Buffalo Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Bullard | Moderate Drought |
| Burkburnett | Abnormally Dry |
| Byers | Abnormally Dry |
| Cactus | Severe Drought |
| Camp Swift | Severe Drought |
| Canadian | Severe Drought |
| Canton | Moderate Drought |
| Canyon | Severe Drought |
| Canyon Lake | Abnormally Dry |
| Cashion Community | Abnormally Dry |
| Castroville | Abnormally Dry |
| Catarina | Abnormally Dry |
| Cedar Park | Moderate Drought |
| Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Chandler | Moderate Drought |
| Channing | Severe Drought |
| Charlotte | Moderate Drought |
| Childress | Severe Drought |
| Chillicothe | Severe Drought |
| China Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Christine | Moderate Drought |
| Cibolo | Abnormally Dry |
| Cienegas Terrace | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarendon | Severe Drought |
| Clarksville City | Moderate Drought |
| Claude | Extreme Drought |
| Coahoma | Moderate Drought |
| Coffee City | Moderate Drought |
| Colorado City | Moderate Drought |
| Como | Abnormally Dry |
| Coolidge | Abnormally Dry |
| Corsicana | Abnormally Dry |
| Cotulla | Moderate Drought |
| Coupland | Abnormally Dry |
| Creedmoor | Severe Drought |
| Crosbyton | Moderate Drought |
| Crowell | Severe Drought |
| Cuero | Abnormally Dry |
| Daingerfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Dalhart | Moderate Drought |
| Darrouzett | Moderate Drought |
| Dawson | Abnormally Dry |
| Dean | Abnormally Dry |
| Del Rio | Abnormally Dry |
| Denver City | Abnormally Dry |
| Devine | Moderate Drought |
| Dickens | Moderate Drought |
| Dilley | Moderate Drought |
| Dimmitt | Severe Drought |
| Dodson | Extreme Drought |
| Driftwood | Moderate Drought |
| Dripping Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Dumas | Severe Drought |
| Earth | Moderate Drought |
| East Mountain | Moderate Drought |
| Easton | Abnormally Dry |
| Eden | Abnormally Dry |
| Edgewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Edna | Abnormally Dry |
| Edom | Moderate Drought |
| Electra | Abnormally Dry |
| Elgin | Moderate Drought |
| Elmendorf | Moderate Drought |
| Emhouse | Abnormally Dry |
| Emory | Abnormally Dry |
| Enchanted Oaks | Abnormally Dry |
| Encinal | Moderate Drought |
| Estelline | Moderate Drought |
| Eureka | Abnormally Dry |
| Eustace | Abnormally Dry |
| Evant | Abnormally Dry |
| Falls City | Moderate Drought |
| Farwell | Moderate Drought |
| Fayetteville | Abnormally Dry |
| Flatonia | Moderate Drought |
| Floresville | Moderate Drought |
| Floydada | Moderate Drought |
| Follett | Severe Drought |
| Forsan | Abnormally Dry |
| Fowlerton | Severe Drought |
| Frankston | Moderate Drought |
| Friona | Severe Drought |
| Fritch | Severe Drought |
| Frost | Abnormally Dry |
| Fruitvale | Abnormally Dry |
| Gail | Moderate Drought |
| Garden City | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Garfield | Severe Drought |
| George West | Abnormally Dry |
| Geronimo | Moderate Drought |
| Giddings | Abnormally Dry |
| Gilmer | Moderate Drought |
| Gladewater | Moderate Drought |
| Goliad | Abnormally Dry |
| Gonzales | Moderate Drought |
| Goree | Abnormally Dry |
| Grand Saline | Abnormally Dry |
| Groom | Extreme Drought |
| Gruver | Severe Drought |
| Gun Barrel City | Abnormally Dry |
| Guthrie | Moderate Drought |
| Hale Center | Moderate Drought |
| Hallettsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Hallsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Hamlin | Moderate Drought |
| Happy | Severe Drought |
| Hart | Moderate Drought |
| Hartley | Severe Drought |
| Haskell | Abnormally Dry |
| Hawkins | Moderate Drought |
| Hawley | Abnormally Dry |
| Hays | Moderate Drought |
| Hedley | Abnormally Dry |
| Henderson | Abnormally Dry |
| Henrietta | Abnormally Dry |
| Hereford | Severe Drought |
| Hermleigh | Moderate Drought |
| Hideaway | Moderate Drought |
| Higgins | Extreme Drought |
| Hilltop | Moderate Drought |
| Holliday | Abnormally Dry |
| Hooks | Abnormally Dry |
| Hornsby Bend | Severe Drought |
| Howardwick | Severe Drought |
| Hubbard | Abnormally Dry |
| Hudson Bend | Moderate Drought |
| Hughes Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Hutto | Abnormally Dry |
| Idalou | Moderate Drought |
| Inez | Abnormally Dry |
| Iowa Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Jacksonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Jayton | Moderate Drought |
| Jefferson | Abnormally Dry |
| Joaquin | Abnormally Dry |
| Johnson City | Abnormally Dry |
| Jolly | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonestown | Abnormally Dry |
| Jourdanton | Moderate Drought |
| Karnes City | Moderate Drought |
| Kenedy | Moderate Drought |
| Kerens | Abnormally Dry |
| Kilgore | Moderate Drought |
| Kirby | Abnormally Dry |
| Kirvin | Abnormally Dry |
| Knox City | Moderate Drought |
| Kress | Moderate Drought |
| Kyle | Moderate Drought |
| La Grange | Abnormally Dry |
| La Vernia | Moderate Drought |
| Lago Vista | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Dunlap | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Tanglewood | Severe Drought |
| Lakeport | Moderate Drought |
| Lakeside City | Abnormally Dry |
| Lakeway | Moderate Drought |
| Lamesa | Abnormally Dry |
| Lampasas | Abnormally Dry |
| Leander | Abnormally Dry |
| Leary | Abnormally Dry |
| Lefors | Extreme Drought |
| Leming | Moderate Drought |
| Leon Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Levelland | Moderate Drought |
| Liberty City | Moderate Drought |
| Lindale | Moderate Drought |
| Linden | Abnormally Dry |
| Littlefield | Moderate Drought |
| Live Oak | Abnormally Dry |
| Lockhart | Moderate Drought |
| Lockney | Moderate Drought |
| Log Cabin | Abnormally Dry |
| Lone Star | Abnormally Dry |
| Longview | Moderate Drought |
| Loraine | Moderate Drought |
| Lorenzo | Moderate Drought |
| Lost Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Lubbock | Moderate Drought |
| Luling | Moderate Drought |
| Lytle | Moderate Drought |
| Mabank | Abnormally Dry |
| Macdona | Moderate Drought |
| Malakoff | Abnormally Dry |
| Malone | Abnormally Dry |
| Manchaca | Moderate Drought |
| Manor | Moderate Drought |
| Marietta | Abnormally Dry |
| Marion | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshall | Abnormally Dry |
| Martindale | Moderate Drought |
| Matador | Severe Drought |
| McDade | Moderate Drought |
| McLean | Moderate Drought |
| Meadow | Moderate Drought |
| Melvin | Abnormally Dry |
| Memphis | Moderate Drought |
| Merkel | Abnormally Dry |
| Miami | Severe Drought |
| Midland | Abnormally Dry |
| Mildred | Abnormally Dry |
| Miles | Abnormally Dry |
| Mineola | Moderate Drought |
| Moore | Moderate Drought |
| Moore Station | Moderate Drought |
| Morse | Severe Drought |
| Morton | Moderate Drought |
| Moulton | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Pleasant | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain City | Moderate Drought |
| Muleshoe | Moderate Drought |
| Munday | Abnormally Dry |
| Murchison | Moderate Drought |
| Mustang Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Myrtle Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Naples | Abnormally Dry |
| Nash | Abnormally Dry |
| Natalia | Moderate Drought |
| Navarro | Abnormally Dry |
| Nazareth | Moderate Drought |
| Nesbitt | Abnormally Dry |
| New Berlin | Moderate Drought |
| New Braunfels | Abnormally Dry |
| New Chapel Hill | Moderate Drought |
| New Deal | Moderate Drought |
| New Home | Abnormally Dry |
| New London | Moderate Drought |
| New Summerfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Niederwald | Severe Drought |
| Nixon | Moderate Drought |
| Nordheim | Moderate Drought |
| Normanna | Moderate Drought |
| North Pearsall | Abnormally Dry |
| O'Brien | Moderate Drought |
| O'Donnell | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Olmos Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Olton | Moderate Drought |
| Omaha | Abnormally Dry |
| Opdyke West | Moderate Drought |
| Ore City | Moderate Drought |
| Overton | Moderate Drought |
| Paducah | Severe Drought |
| Paint Rock | Abnormally Dry |
| Palisades | Severe Drought |
| Pampa | Extreme Drought |
| Panhandle | Extreme Drought |
| Pawnee | Moderate Drought |
| Payne Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Pearsall | Abnormally Dry |
| Perryton | Severe Drought |
| Petersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Petrolia | Abnormally Dry |
| Pettus | Moderate Drought |
| Pflugerville | Moderate Drought |
| Pittsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Plains | Moderate Drought |
| Plainview | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Pleasanton | Moderate Drought |
| Point Venture | Moderate Drought |
| Post | Moderate Drought |
| Poteet | Moderate Drought |
| Poth | Moderate Drought |
| Poynor | Moderate Drought |
| Presidio | Moderate Drought |
| Quail Creek | Abnormally Dry |
| Quanah | Severe Drought |
| Quemado | Abnormally Dry |
| Quitaque | Severe Drought |
| Quitman | Moderate Drought |
| Ralls | Moderate Drought |
| Ransom Canyon | Moderate Drought |
| Red Lick | Abnormally Dry |
| Redford | Moderate Drought |
| Redwood | Moderate Drought |
| Retreat | Abnormally Dry |
| Rice | Abnormally Dry |
| Richland | Abnormally Dry |
| Roaring Springs | Severe Drought |
| Roby | Moderate Drought |
| Rochester | Moderate Drought |
| Rocky Mound | Moderate Drought |
| Rollingwood | Moderate Drought |
| Ropesville | Moderate Drought |
| Roscoe | Moderate Drought |
| Rotan | Moderate Drought |
| Round Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Rule | Moderate Drought |
| Runge | Moderate Drought |
| San Angelo | Abnormally Dry |
| San Antonio | Abnormally Dry |
| San Leanna | Moderate Drought |
| San Marcos | Moderate Drought |
| Sand Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Sanderson | Abnormally Dry |
| Sandy Oaks | Moderate Drought |
| Sanford | Severe Drought |
| Schertz | Abnormally Dry |
| Schulenburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Scottsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Seguin | Moderate Drought |
| Selma | Abnormally Dry |
| Seth Ward | Moderate Drought |
| Seven Points | Abnormally Dry |
| Seymour | Abnormally Dry |
| Shady Hollow | Moderate Drought |
| Shallowater | Moderate Drought |
| Shamrock | Moderate Drought |
| Shiner | Moderate Drought |
| Silverton | Moderate Drought |
| Slaton | Abnormally Dry |
| Smiley | Moderate Drought |
| Smithville | Moderate Drought |
| Smyer | Moderate Drought |
| Snyder | Moderate Drought |
| Spearman | Severe Drought |
| Spur | Moderate Drought |
| Stamford | Abnormally Dry |
| Stanton | Abnormally Dry |
| Staples | Moderate Drought |
| Star Harbor | Abnormally Dry |
| Stinnett | Severe Drought |
| Stockdale | Moderate Drought |
| Stratford | Moderate Drought |
| Streetman | Abnormally Dry |
| Study Butte | Moderate Drought |
| Sudan | Moderate Drought |
| Sulphur Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Sundown | Moderate Drought |
| Sunray | Severe Drought |
| Sweetwater | Moderate Drought |
| Tahoka | Abnormally Dry |
| Talco | Abnormally Dry |
| Tatum | Abnormally Dry |
| Taylor | Abnormally Dry |
| Tehuacana | Abnormally Dry |
| Texarkana | Abnormally Dry |
| Texline | Severe Drought |
| The Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Three Rivers | Moderate Drought |
| Tilden | Moderate Drought |
| Timbercreek Canyon | Severe Drought |
| Tool | Abnormally Dry |
| Trent | Moderate Drought |
| Trinidad | Abnormally Dry |
| Troup | Moderate Drought |
| Tuleta | Moderate Drought |
| Tulia | Moderate Drought |
| Turkey | Severe Drought |
| Tye | Abnormally Dry |
| Tyler | Moderate Drought |
| Uhland | Severe Drought |
| Universal City | Abnormally Dry |
| Val Verde Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Van | Moderate Drought |
| Vega | Severe Drought |
| Vernon | Severe Drought |
| Victoria | Abnormally Dry |
| Volente | Moderate Drought |
| Von Ormy | Moderate Drought |
| Waelder | Moderate Drought |
| Wake Village | Abnormally Dry |
| Warren City | Moderate Drought |
| Waskom | Abnormally Dry |
| Webberville | Severe Drought |
| Weimar | Abnormally Dry |
| Weinert | Abnormally Dry |
| Wellington | Moderate Drought |
| Wellman | Abnormally Dry |
| Wells Branch | Moderate Drought |
| West Lake Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Westbrook | Moderate Drought |
| Wheeler | Moderate Drought |
| White Deer | Extreme Drought |
| White Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Whiteface | Moderate Drought |
| Whitehouse | Moderate Drought |
| Wichita Falls | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilson | Abnormally Dry |
| Wimberley | Moderate Drought |
| Winfield | Moderate Drought |
| Winnsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Winona | Moderate Drought |
| Wolfforth | Moderate Drought |
| Woodcreek | Moderate Drought |
| Wortham | Abnormally Dry |
| Wyldwood | Severe Drought |
| Yantis | Abnormally Dry |
| Yoakum | Moderate Drought |
| Yorktown | Abnormally Dry |
| Zuehl | Abnormally Dry |