Newark, TX 76071 Frost Dates
Newark, TX: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/12, roughly 196 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/17, roughly 249 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newark in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 12 weeks until Newark's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/12 isn't a guarantee
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/21 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/03 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Newark against the rest of the dataset
About 249 days separate Newark's last and first frost, putting it 7,644 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,726 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 76071's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Newark can differ from the 76071 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Newark's frost date answer different questions.