Hemphill, TX 75959 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hemphill, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/18, about 202 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 240 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Hemphill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hemphill's last frost
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hemphill compares
About 240 days separate Hemphill's last and first frost, putting it 8,707 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,936 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Hemphill can differ from the 75959 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Hemphill's frost date answer different questions.