Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to output a signal corresponding to behavior information on a vehicle and a signal corresponding to information on an external environment of the vehicle, a controller configured to calculate a crosswind tendency including information on a strength and a direction of a crosswind applied to the vehicle based on the signal received from the sensor unit, calculate a partial braking torque for compensating for a pulling caused by the crosswind based on the crosswind tendency, and calculate a compensation steering torque for compensating for a steering angle deviation based on the partial braking torque, a braking unit configured to perform partial braking of the vehicle by outputting the partial braking torque, and a steering unit configured to perform steering of the vehicle by outputting the compensation steering torque.