Rising Star, TX 76471 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rising Star, 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.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Rising Star, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Rising Star 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 Rising Star compares
About 230 days separate Rising Star's last and first frost, putting it 10,448 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,158 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Rising Star's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Rising Star can differ from the 76471 normal.