Cockrell Hill, TX 75216 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cockrell Hill, TX?
Around 03/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 190 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 265 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cockrell Hill 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Cockrell Hill 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
03/06 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. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cockrell Hill compares
About 265 days separate Cockrell Hill's last and first frost, putting it 5,991 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,054 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Cockrell Hill's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cockrell Hill's dates instead of trusting one.