Angleton, TX 77516 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Angleton, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/29, roughly 154 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/31, about 333 frost-free days later.
Angleton sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 18 weeks of growing season left in Angleton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/29 isn't a guarantee
01/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Angleton compares
About 333 days separate Angleton's last and first frost, putting it 2,838 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 105 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Angleton can differ from the 77516 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Angleton's frost date answer different questions.