North Richland Hills, TX 76180 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Richland Hills, TX, ZIP 76180
Around 03/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 189 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 264 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Richland Hills in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around North Richland Hills 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
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Richland Hills compares
North Richland Hills's growing season runs about 264 days, ranking 6,042 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,092 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and North Richland Hills's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around North Richland Hills's dates instead of trusting one.