Lorena, TX 76655 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lorena, TX, ZIP 76655
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/09, about 193 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 256 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lorena 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 Lorena 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 03/09 isn't a guarantee
03/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 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 Lorena compares
At roughly 256 frost-free days, Lorena places 6,837 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,494 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lorena's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lorena can differ from the 76655 normal.