Bronte, TX 76953 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bronte, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 226 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bronte 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 Bronte 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
03/26 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. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bronte compares
At roughly 226 frost-free days, Bronte places 11,248 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,242 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bronte's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bronte can differ from the 76953 normal.