Ore City, TX 75640 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ore City, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/10, roughly 194 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 251 frost-free days later.
Ore City sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Ore City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/10 isn't a guarantee
03/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ore City compares
About 251 days separate Ore City's last and first frost, putting it 7,356 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,635 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ore City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ore City can differ from the 75640 normal.