Ravenna, TX 75447 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ravenna, TX?
Around 03/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 203 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 237 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Ravenna, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Ravenna 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
03/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ravenna compares
Ravenna's growing season runs about 237 days, ranking 9,170 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,999 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Ravenna can differ from the 75447 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Ravenna's frost date answer different questions.