Gordon, TX 76453 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gordon, TX, ZIP 76453
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 231 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gordon 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 Gordon has about 11 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.
The actual range around Gordon's last frost
03/23 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. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gordon compares
Gordon's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,251 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,140 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Gordon can differ from the 76453 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Gordon's frost date answer different questions.