Junction, TX 76874 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Junction, TX, ZIP 76874
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Junction 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 Junction has about 10 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.
Why 03/25 isn't a guarantee
03/25 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. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Junction compares
About 229 days separate Junction's last and first frost, putting it 10,600 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,172 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Junction's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Junction's dates instead of trusting one.