Stafford, TX 77085 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stafford, TX?
Around 02/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 158 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/11, about 318 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stafford 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 Stafford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/02 isn't a guarantee
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 Stafford compares
About 318 days separate Stafford's last and first frost, putting it 3,343 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 237 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Stafford can differ from the 77085 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Stafford's frost date answer different questions.