Murphy, TX 75094 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Murphy, TX, ZIP 75094
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 Murphy 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 Murphy 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.
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 Murphy compares
At roughly 259 frost-free days, Murphy places 6,559 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,375 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Murphy's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Murphy's dates instead of trusting one.