Kennard, TX 75847 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kennard, TX, ZIP 75847
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/02, roughly 186 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 267 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kennard 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 Kennard has about 13 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.
Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kennard compares
At roughly 267 frost-free days, Kennard places 5,894 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,037 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Kennard can differ from the 75847 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Kennard's frost date answer different questions.