FrostDateCheck

Domino, TX 75572 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Domino, TX?

Zone 8b

Around 03/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 188 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 261 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Domino in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Domino before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Domino's last frost

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 Domino compares

At roughly 261 frost-free days, Domino places 6,461 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,324 of 2,558.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Domino's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Domino's dates instead of trusting one.