San Angelo, TX 76886 Frost Dates
Frost dates for San Angelo, TX, ZIP 76886
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 San Angelo 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 San Angelo 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 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How San Angelo compares
San Angelo's growing season runs about 233 days, ranking 9,848 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,090 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in San Angelo can differ from the 76886 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and San Angelo's frost date answer different questions.