Garland, TX 75041 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Garland, TX, ZIP 75041
Around 03/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 191 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 259 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Garland in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Garland has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Garland's last frost
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Garland compares
About 259 days separate Garland's last and first frost, putting it 6,519 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,350 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Garland can differ from the 75041 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Garland's frost date answer different questions.