Balch Springs, TX 75180 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Balch Springs, TX, ZIP 75180
Around 03/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 196 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 253 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/12 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. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Balch Springs compares
Balch Springs's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,083 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,533 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Balch Springs's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Balch Springs's dates instead of trusting one.