Jacksboro, TX 76458 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jacksboro, TX?
Around 03/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 212 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jacksboro 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 Jacksboro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Jacksboro's last frost
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jacksboro compares
About 225 days separate Jacksboro's last and first frost, putting it 11,401 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,246 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Jacksboro's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Jacksboro's dates instead of trusting one.