Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Pleasant, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mount Pleasant 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Mount Pleasant before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mount Pleasant compares
Mount Pleasant's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,558 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,164 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Pleasant can differ from the 75455 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Mount Pleasant's frost date answer different questions.