Bedford, TX 76021 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bedford, TX, ZIP 76021
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/08, roughly 192 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 262 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bedford 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
Zone 8b around Bedford 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
03/08 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. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bedford compares
Bedford's growing season runs about 262 days, ranking 6,195 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,144 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Bedford's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Bedford's dates instead of trusting one.