Dallas, TX 75359 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas compares
About 272 days separate Dallas's last and first frost, putting it 5,284 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 945 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Dallas's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Dallas's dates instead of trusting one.