Brady, TX 76887 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brady, TX?
Around 03/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 202 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 241 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brady in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Brady before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brady compares
Brady's growing season runs about 241 days, ranking 8,547 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,899 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Brady's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Brady's dates instead of trusting one.