Stagecoach, TX 77354 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stagecoach, TX?
Around 02/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 175 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 290 frost-free days later.
Stagecoach sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Stagecoach 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
02/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stagecoach compares
About 290 days separate Stagecoach's last and first frost, putting it 4,532 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 665 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Stagecoach can differ from the 77354 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Stagecoach's frost date answer different questions.