Bangs, TX 76804 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bangs, TX, ZIP 76804
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 249 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Bangs, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Bangs 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bangs compares
Bangs's growing season runs about 249 days, ranking 7,640 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,723 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bangs can differ from the 76804 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Bangs's frost date answer different questions.