Coleman, TX 76884 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Coleman, TX, ZIP 76884
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/14, roughly 198 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 249 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Coleman 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 Coleman 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.
The actual range around Coleman's last frost
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 Coleman compares
Coleman's growing season runs about 249 days, ranking 7,630 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,718 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Coleman's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Coleman's dates instead of trusting one.