Terrell, TX 75161 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Terrell, TX, ZIP 75161
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/11, roughly 195 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 250 frost-free days later.
Terrell 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
Zone 8b around Terrell 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 03/11 isn't a guarantee
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 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 Terrell compares
About 250 days separate Terrell's last and first frost, putting it 7,477 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,675 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Terrell's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Terrell's dates instead of trusting one.