Addison, TX 75252 Frost Dates
Addison, TX: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/07, roughly 191 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/21, roughly 259 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Addison in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 12 weeks until Addison's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/18 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/29 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Addison against the rest of the dataset
Addison's growing season runs about 259 days, ranking 6,564 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,380 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 75252's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Addison's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Addison's dates instead of trusting one.