Thompsons, TX 77481 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Thompsons, TX, ZIP 77481
Around 02/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 171 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/06, about 297 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Thompsons 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
Zone 9b around Thompsons 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 02/15 isn't a guarantee
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 Thompsons compares
About 297 days separate Thompsons's last and first frost, putting it 4,230 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 502 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Thompsons's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Thompsons can differ from the 77481 normal.