Oak Ridge North, TX 77386 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Oak Ridge North, TX, ZIP 77386
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/19, roughly 175 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 290 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Oak Ridge North 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
Zone 9b around Oak Ridge North 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.
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
Oak Ridge North's growing season runs about 290 days, ranking 4,527 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 661 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Oak Ridge North can differ from the 77386 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Oak Ridge North's frost date answer different questions.