Clute, TX 77531 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clute, TX, ZIP 77531
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/13, roughly 169 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/08, about 301 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Clute, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9b around Clute has about 15 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clute compares
Clute's growing season runs about 301 days, ranking 3,963 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 304 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Clute's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Clute's dates instead of trusting one.