Poynor, TX 75782 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Poynor, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/18, about 202 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 242 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Poynor 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Poynor before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Poynor's last frost
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Poynor compares
Poynor's growing season runs about 242 days, ranking 8,406 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,888 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Poynor's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Poynor can differ from the 75782 normal.