Mullin, TX 76864 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mullin, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 239 frost-free days later.
Mullin sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Mullin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Mullin's last frost
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 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 Mullin compares
Mullin's growing season runs about 239 days, ranking 8,912 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,978 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mullin can differ from the 76864 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Mullin's frost date answer different questions.