Bartlett, TX 76511 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bartlett, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/08, about 192 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 257 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Bartlett, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Bartlett 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
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bartlett compares
At roughly 257 frost-free days, Bartlett places 6,715 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,442 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bartlett can differ from the 76511 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Bartlett's frost date answer different questions.