Woodson, TX 76491 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodson, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/28, roughly 212 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodson 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 Woodson 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
03/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 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 Woodson compares
About 222 days separate Woodson's last and first frost, putting it 12,355 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,288 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Woodson's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Woodson's dates instead of trusting one.