Scottsville, TX 75688 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Scottsville, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/06, about 190 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 257 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Scottsville 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 Scottsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Scottsville's last frost
03/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scottsville compares
Scottsville's growing season runs about 257 days, ranking 6,751 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,455 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Scottsville can differ from the 75688 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Scottsville's frost date answer different questions.