Strawn, TX 76475 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Strawn, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/23, about 207 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 231 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 Strawn, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Strawn before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Strawn'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 Strawn compares
Strawn's growing season runs about 231 days, ranking 10,248 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,138 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Strawn can differ from the 76475 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Strawn's frost date answer different questions.