Palestine, TX 75779 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Palestine, TX?
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 234 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Palestine 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Palestine before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/23 isn't a guarantee
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Palestine compares
About 234 days separate Palestine's last and first frost, putting it 9,711 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,043 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Palestine's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Palestine can differ from the 75779 normal.