Columbus, TX 77460 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Columbus, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/09, roughly 193 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 255 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Columbus in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Columbus before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Columbus's last frost
03/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Columbus compares
About 255 days separate Columbus's last and first frost, putting it 6,926 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,499 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Columbus's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Columbus can differ from the 77460 normal.