Linden, TX 75563 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Linden, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/04, about 188 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 261 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 Linden, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Linden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Linden compares
About 261 days separate Linden's last and first frost, putting it 6,418 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,296 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Linden's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Linden can differ from the 75563 normal.