Brazoria, TX 77422 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brazoria, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/13, about 169 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/08, about 301 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Brazoria, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 15 weeks of growing season left in Brazoria 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
02/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/10 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 Brazoria compares
About 301 days separate Brazoria's last and first frost, putting it 3,976 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 311 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Brazoria's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Brazoria's dates instead of trusting one.