Mineral Wells, TX 76067 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mineral Wells, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/24, about 208 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mineral Wells in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Mineral Wells before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Mineral Wells's last frost
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mineral Wells compares
Mineral Wells's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,155 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,125 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Mineral Wells's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Mineral Wells can differ from the 76067 normal.