Gorman, TX 76454 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gorman, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 230 frost-free days later.
Gorman 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Gorman 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 03/03 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 Gorman compares
At roughly 230 frost-free days, Gorman places 10,439 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,155 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Gorman can differ from the 76454 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Gorman's frost date answer different questions.