Oak Ridge North, TX 77380 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oak Ridge North, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/19, about 175 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 290 frost-free days later.
Oak Ridge North sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 Oak Ridge North before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/19 isn't a guarantee
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 Oak Ridge North compares
About 290 days separate Oak Ridge North's last and first frost, putting it 4,526 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 660 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Oak Ridge North's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Oak Ridge North can differ from the 77380 normal.