Royse City, TX 75189 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Royse City, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/11, about 195 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 250 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Royse City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Royse City 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
03/11 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 Royse City compares
Royse City's growing season runs about 250 days, ranking 7,473 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,671 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Royse City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Royse City can differ from the 75189 normal.