Irving, TX 75061 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Irving, TX?
Around 03/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 192 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 262 frost-free days later.
Irving 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Irving before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Irving compares
At roughly 262 frost-free days, Irving places 6,162 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,134 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Irving's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Irving can differ from the 75061 normal.