Garland, TX 75043 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Garland, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/07, about 191 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 259 frost-free days later.
Garland sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Garland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/07 isn't a guarantee
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
At roughly 259 frost-free days, Garland places 6,521 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,352 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Garland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Garland's dates instead of trusting one.