Grand Saline, TX 75140 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grand Saline, TX?
Around 03/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 191 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 260 frost-free days later.
Grand Saline 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 Grand Saline 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 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grand Saline compares
Grand Saline's growing season runs about 260 days, ranking 6,481 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,330 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Grand Saline's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Grand Saline's dates instead of trusting one.