Hemphill, TX 75948 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hemphill, TX, ZIP 75948
Around 03/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 185 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/30, about 272 frost-free days later.
Hemphill sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Hemphill 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
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hemphill compares
Hemphill's growing season runs about 272 days, ranking 5,396 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 999 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hemphill's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hemphill can differ from the 75948 normal.