Tyler, TX 75701 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tyler, TX, ZIP 75701
Around 03/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 191 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 257 frost-free days later.
Tyler 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
Zone 8b around Tyler has about 12 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
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 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 Tyler compares
About 257 days separate Tyler's last and first frost, putting it 6,666 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,422 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Tyler's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Tyler can differ from the 75701 normal.