Bellville, TX 77452 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bellville, TX?
Around 02/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 177 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/01, about 285 frost-free days later.
Bellville sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Bellville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/21 isn't a guarantee
02/21 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. 03/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bellville compares
Bellville's growing season runs about 285 days, ranking 4,634 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 698 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bellville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bellville can differ from the 77452 normal.