Mart, TX 76678 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mart, TX?
Around 03/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 197 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 251 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mart 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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Mart 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
03/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 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 Mart compares
About 251 days separate Mart's last and first frost, putting it 7,342 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,627 of 2,558.
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