River Oaks, TX 76114 Frost Dates
Frost dates for River Oaks, TX, ZIP 76114
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/03, roughly 187 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 270 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 River Oaks, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around River Oaks has about 13 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How River Oaks compares
River Oaks's growing season runs about 270 days, ranking 5,575 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,010 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around River Oaks's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in River Oaks can differ from the 76114 normal.