Roxton, TX 75477 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Roxton, TX, ZIP 75477
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.
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 Roxton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Roxton 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 03/14 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 Roxton compares
Roxton's growing season runs about 247 days, ranking 7,871 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,780 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Roxton's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Roxton's dates instead of trusting one.