Early, TX 76802 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Early, TX?
Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 230 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Early in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Early before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Early's last frost
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Early compares
At roughly 230 frost-free days, Early places 10,409 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,152 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Early can differ from the 76802 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Early's frost date answer different questions.