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Dallas, TX 75054 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Dallas, TX, ZIP 75054

Zone 8b

Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/29, about 272 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dallas 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 Dallas has about 13 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.

Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee

03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Dallas compares

About 272 days separate Dallas's last and first frost, putting it 5,234 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 895 of 2,558.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Dallas's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Dallas's dates instead of trusting one.