Denton, TX 76207 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Denton, TX, ZIP 76207
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 227 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Denton in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Denton has about 10 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
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Denton compares
Denton's growing season runs about 227 days, ranking 10,945 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,205 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Denton's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Denton's dates instead of trusting one.