Abbott, TX 76621 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Abbott, TX, ZIP 76621
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/21, about 205 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 235 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Abbott in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
Zone 8b around Abbott has about 11 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Abbott compares
About 235 days separate Abbott's last and first frost, putting it 9,653 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,035 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Abbott's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Abbott's dates instead of trusting one.