Cushing, TX 75760 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cushing, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/07, about 191 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 263 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cushing, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Cushing before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/07 isn't a guarantee
03/07 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. 03/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cushing compares
About 263 days separate Cushing's last and first frost, putting it 6,140 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,126 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Cushing's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cushing's dates instead of trusting one.