Huntington, TX 75949 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Huntington, TX, ZIP 75949
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 247 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Huntington in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 9a around Huntington has about 11 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
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 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 Huntington compares
About 247 days separate Huntington's last and first frost, putting it 7,842 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,772 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Huntington can differ from the 75949 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Huntington's frost date answer different questions.