Breckenridge, TX 76424 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Breckenridge, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
Breckenridge sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Breckenridge before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/28 isn't a guarantee
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Breckenridge compares
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Breckenridge places 12,252 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,274 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Breckenridge's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Breckenridge's dates instead of trusting one.