Ganado, TX 77455 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ganado, TX, ZIP 77455
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/23, about 179 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 287 frost-free days later.
Ganado 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
Zone 9a around Ganado 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 02/23 isn't a guarantee
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 Ganado compares
At roughly 287 frost-free days, Ganado places 4,603 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 685 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ganado can differ from the 77455 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Ganado's frost date answer different questions.