Kennard, TX 75858 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kennard, TX, ZIP 75858
Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. 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
Zone 9a 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.
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 5,896 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,039 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Kennard's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Kennard can differ from the 75858 normal.