Arlington, TX 76014 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arlington, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/09, about 193 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 256 frost-free days later.
Arlington sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Arlington 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
03/09 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. 03/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arlington compares
Arlington's growing season runs about 256 days, ranking 6,769 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,460 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Arlington's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Arlington's dates instead of trusting one.