Bronte, TX 76865 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bronte, TX, ZIP 76865
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/22, about 206 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 233 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bronte 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
Zone 8a around Bronte has about 11 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
03/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bronte compares
Bronte's growing season runs about 233 days, ranking 9,938 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,102 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bronte can differ from the 76865 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Bronte's frost date answer different questions.