New Chapel Hill, TX 75705 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Chapel Hill, TX, ZIP 75705
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/07, about 191 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 257 frost-free days later.
New Chapel Hill 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 New Chapel Hill 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 New Chapel Hill compares
About 257 days separate New Chapel Hill's last and first frost, putting it 6,747 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,452 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around New Chapel Hill's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in New Chapel Hill can differ from the 75705 normal.