Frost dates by location
| Location | Zone | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 7a | Apr 15 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Austin | 9a | Mar 12 | Nov 16 | 249 |
| Corpus Christi | 10a | Jan 15 | Dec 30 | 349 |
| El Paso | 8b | Mar 2 | Nov 20 | 263 |
| Houston | 9b | Feb 13 | Dec 9 | 299 |
| Lubbock | 7b | Mar 24 | Nov 11 | 232 |
| Midland | 8a | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 228 |
| Paducah | 8a | Apr 5 | Nov 3 | 212 |
| San Antonio | 9a | Feb 26 | Nov 28 | 275 |
| Wichita Falls | 8a | Mar 26 | Nov 9 | 228 |
| Dallas | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Fort Worth | 8b | Mar 11 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Arlington | 8b | Mar 11 | Nov 19 | 253 |
| Plano | 8b | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Laredo | 9b | Feb 4 | Dec 14 | 313 |
| Garland | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Irving | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Cypress | 9b | Feb 13 | Dec 10 | 300 |
| Grand Prairie | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Brownsville | 10a | — | — | year-round |
| McKinney | 8b | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Frisco | 8b | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Pasadena | 9b | Feb 6 | Dec 17 | 314 |
| Mesquite | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Killeen | 8b | Mar 13 | Nov 17 | 249 |
| McAllen | 10a | — | — | year-round |
| Carrollton | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Waco | 8b | Mar 15 | Nov 15 | 245 |
| Denton | 8a | Mar 20 | Nov 13 | 238 |
| Abilene | 8a | Mar 28 | Nov 7 | 224 |
| Round Rock | 8b | Mar 9 | Nov 21 | 257 |
| Beaumont | 9a | Feb 24 | Nov 29 | 278 |
| Odessa | 8a | Mar 18 | Nov 13 | 240 |
| Richardson | 8b | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 255 |
| Pearland | 9b | Feb 6 | Dec 17 | 314 |
| College Station | 9a | Mar 5 | Nov 23 | 263 |
| Lewisville | 8b | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| Tyler | 8b | Mar 12 | Nov 18 | 251 |
| San Angelo | 8a | Mar 27 | Nov 7 | 225 |
| Alief | 9b | Feb 13 | Dec 10 | 300 |
| League City | 9b | Feb 6 | Dec 17 | 314 |
| Allen | 8b | Mar 16 | Nov 16 | 245 |
| The Woodlands | 9a | Feb 25 | Nov 30 | 278 |
| Sugar Land | 9b | Feb 13 | Dec 10 | 300 |
| Edinburg | 10a | — | — | year-round |
| Mission | 10a | — | — | year-round |
Zones in Texas
Bottom line: a statewide planting date is a compromise nobody's garden actually
lives at. Texas's last-frost spread is
90 days wide. Use the location nearest you.
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