Glen Rose, TX 76070 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Glen Rose, TX, ZIP 76070
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 225 frost-free days later.
Glen Rose 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
Zone 8b around Glen Rose has about 10 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.
Why 03/28 isn't a guarantee
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Glen Rose compares
About 225 days separate Glen Rose's last and first frost, putting it 11,423 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,251 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Glen Rose can differ from the 76070 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Glen Rose's frost date answer different questions.