Miles, TX 76940 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Miles, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/30, roughly 214 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Miles 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Miles 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
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 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 Miles compares
Miles's growing season runs about 222 days, ranking 12,299 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,281 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Miles can differ from the 76940 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Miles's frost date answer different questions.