Palestine, TX 75832 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Palestine, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/23, about 207 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 234 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 Palestine, not a forecast for this year.
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
Palestine's growing season runs about 234 days, ranking 9,714 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,046 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Palestine can differ from the 75832 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Palestine's frost date answer different questions.