Goodrich, TX 77326 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goodrich, TX?
Around 03/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 185 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 269 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goodrich in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 13 weeks of growing season left in Goodrich 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
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goodrich compares
About 269 days separate Goodrich's last and first frost, putting it 5,695 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,020 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Goodrich can differ from the 77326 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Goodrich's frost date answer different questions.