Belton, TX 76508 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Belton, TX, ZIP 76508
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 251 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Belton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Belton has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/14 isn't a guarantee
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Belton compares
Belton's growing season runs about 251 days, ranking 7,289 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,596 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Belton can differ from the 76508 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Belton's frost date answer different questions.