Wichita Falls, TX 76306 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wichita Falls, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 228 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Wichita Falls, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Wichita Falls before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wichita Falls compares
At roughly 228 frost-free days, Wichita Falls places 10,691 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,184 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Wichita Falls's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Wichita Falls can differ from the 76306 normal.