Palestine, TX 75861 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Palestine, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/12, about 196 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 253 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Palestine 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 12 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
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Palestine compares
Palestine's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,094 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,539 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Palestine's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Palestine can differ from the 75861 normal.