Springtown, TX 76082 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Springtown, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/13, about 197 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 253 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Springtown, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Springtown 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
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Springtown compares
Springtown's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,141 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,546 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Springtown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Springtown's dates instead of trusting one.