Dallas, TX 75218 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dallas, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/29, about 272 frost-free days later.
Dallas 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
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Dallas 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
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dallas compares
Dallas's growing season runs about 272 days, ranking 5,248 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 909 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Dallas can differ from the 75218 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Dallas's frost date answer different questions.