Kennard, TX 75856 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kennard, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 267 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Kennard, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Kennard 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
03/02 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
Kennard's growing season runs about 267 days, ranking 5,895 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,038 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Kennard's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Kennard can differ from the 75856 normal.