Longview, TX 75605 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Longview, TX, ZIP 75605
Around 03/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 200 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 244 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Longview 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
Zone 8b around Longview 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
03/16 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. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Longview compares
Longview's growing season runs about 244 days, ranking 8,193 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,834 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Longview's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Longview's dates instead of trusting one.