Lake Worth, TX 76135 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lake Worth, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/13, roughly 197 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 253 frost-free days later.
Lake Worth 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 Lake Worth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/13 isn't a guarantee
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 Lake Worth compares
Lake Worth's growing season runs about 253 days, ranking 7,142 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,547 of 2,558.
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