Mineola, TX 75773 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Mineola, TX, ZIP 75773
Around 03/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 191 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 260 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mineola 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
Zone 8b around Mineola 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 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mineola compares
Mineola's growing season runs about 260 days, ranking 6,474 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,328 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Mineola's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Mineola can differ from the 75773 normal.