Needville, TX 77444 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Needville, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/15, about 171 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/06, about 297 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Needville 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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Needville 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
02/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/13 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 Needville compares
About 297 days separate Needville's last and first frost, putting it 4,224 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 496 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Needville can differ from the 77444 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Needville's frost date answer different questions.