Carthage, TX 75685 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carthage, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/11, about 195 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 250 frost-free days later.
Carthage 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Carthage 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
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 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 Carthage compares
Carthage's growing season runs about 250 days, ranking 7,524 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,682 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Carthage's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Carthage's dates instead of trusting one.