Parker, TX 75074 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Parker, TX?
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 Parker 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Parker 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
03/07 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 Parker compares
About 259 days separate Parker's last and first frost, putting it 6,579 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,389 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Parker's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Parker's dates instead of trusting one.