Retreat, TX 75151 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Retreat, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/07, about 191 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 261 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Retreat 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 Retreat 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 02/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Retreat compares
About 261 days separate Retreat's last and first frost, putting it 6,447 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,313 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Retreat can differ from the 75151 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Retreat's frost date answer different questions.