Highland Park, TX 75235 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Highland Park, 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.
Highland Park 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 Highland Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee
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 Highland Park compares
Highland Park's growing season runs about 272 days, ranking 5,369 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 994 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Highland Park's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Highland Park can differ from the 75235 normal.