Bunker Hill Village, TX 77042 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bunker Hill Village, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/02, roughly 158 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/11, about 318 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bunker Hill Village in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 15 weeks of growing season left in Bunker Hill Village 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
02/02 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. 12/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bunker Hill Village compares
At roughly 318 frost-free days, Bunker Hill Village places 3,357 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 249 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bunker Hill Village's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bunker Hill Village can differ from the 77042 normal.