Austin, TX Oak Pollen
Oak pollen in Austin usually peaks around late March through April, reaching Very High at its worst. Austin sits on the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country, and that geography gives it an allergy calendar unlike the rest of Texas: mountain cedar in the dead of winter, oak and grass through spring, and ragweed in the fall.
Live oak and post oak drive Austin's spring. Oak pollen builds through late March and April, the yellow-green dust that coats cars downtown, and it overlaps the tail end of cedar, a rough couple of weeks for anyone allergic to both.
Oak in Austin today
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Oak pollen by month in Austin
How oak usually runs across the year. The current month is outlined.
Managing oak season in Austin
If oak is your trigger, start a daily antihistamine like cetirizine (Zyrtec) or loratadine (Claritin) a week or two before the late March through April peak, rather than waiting for symptoms. Keep windows closed on high-count mornings, shower and change clothes after time outside, and run the AC on recirculate in the car.
When symptoms don't ease with over-the-counter medicine, an allergist in Texas can test whether oak is really what you react to and talk through longer-term options like allergy shots.
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More pollen in Austin
- Austin ragweed pollen — peaks September through October.
- Austin mountain cedar pollen — peaks late December through February.
- Austin grass pollen — peaks May through June.
- Austin pollen calendar — every allergen, month by month.
- Austin pollen count today — live tree, grass, and weed levels with a 5-day forecast.
- Texas pollen season — the statewide calendar and other cities.
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