Reno, TX 75473 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Reno, TX, ZIP 75473
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/14, roughly 198 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 247 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Reno in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Reno 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Reno compares
About 247 days separate Reno's last and first frost, putting it 7,830 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,768 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Reno can differ from the 75473 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Reno's frost date answer different questions.