Deport, TX 75468 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Deport, TX?
Around 03/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 198 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 247 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Deport, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Deport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/14 isn't a guarantee
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Deport compares
About 247 days separate Deport's last and first frost, putting it 7,872 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,781 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Deport's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Deport can differ from the 75468 normal.