Keller, TX 76248 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Keller, TX, ZIP 76248
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/12, about 196 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/17, about 249 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Keller 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 Keller has about 12 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.
Why 03/12 isn't a guarantee
03/12 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. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Keller compares
About 249 days separate Keller's last and first frost, putting it 7,605 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,707 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Keller can differ from the 76248 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Keller's frost date answer different questions.