Bailey, TX 75475 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bailey, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 250 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bailey 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Bailey 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 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bailey compares
At roughly 250 frost-free days, Bailey places 7,597 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,706 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bailey's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bailey can differ from the 75475 normal.