Kendleton, TX 77448 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kendleton, TX, ZIP 77448
Around 02/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 179 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 287 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Kendleton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Kendleton 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kendleton compares
About 287 days separate Kendleton's last and first frost, putting it 4,607 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 687 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Kendleton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Kendleton can differ from the 77448 normal.