Farmers Branch, TX 75229 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Farmers Branch, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Farmers Branch 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 Farmers Branch 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 Farmers Branch compares
At roughly 272 frost-free days, Farmers Branch places 5,329 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 981 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Farmers Branch's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Farmers Branch can differ from the 75229 normal.