Azle, TX 76098 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Azle, 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.
Azle 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Azle 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 Azle compares
At roughly 253 frost-free days, Azle places 7,098 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,541 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Azle can differ from the 76098 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Azle's frost date answer different questions.