Electra, TX 76360 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Electra, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/27, roughly 211 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Electra 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Electra 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
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Electra compares
About 225 days separate Electra's last and first frost, putting it 11,433 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,253 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Electra's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Electra can differ from the 76360 normal.