Lone Oak, TX 75453 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lone Oak, TX, ZIP 75453
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 242 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lone Oak 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
Zone 8b around Lone Oak has about 11 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lone Oak compares
Lone Oak's growing season runs about 242 days, ranking 8,393 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,882 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lone Oak's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lone Oak can differ from the 75453 normal.