Shenandoah, TX 77382 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Shenandoah, TX, ZIP 77382
Around 02/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 180 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/02, about 285 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shenandoah 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
Zone 9a around Shenandoah has about 14 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Shenandoah's last frost
02/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Shenandoah compares
Shenandoah's growing season runs about 285 days, ranking 4,637 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 701 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Shenandoah's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Shenandoah's dates instead of trusting one.