Fort Worth, TX 76199 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fort Worth, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/05, roughly 189 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 264 frost-free days later.
Fort 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Fort Worth 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
03/05 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 Fort Worth compares
About 264 days separate Fort Worth's last and first frost, putting it 6,040 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,090 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fort Worth's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fort Worth can differ from the 76199 normal.