Graham, TX 76481 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Graham, TX?
Around 04/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 216 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 220 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 Graham, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Graham before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Graham compares
Graham's growing season runs about 220 days, ranking 12,777 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,300 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Graham's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Graham can differ from the 76481 normal.