Arcola, TX 77545 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Arcola, TX, ZIP 77545
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.
Arcola 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
Zone 9b around Arcola 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Arcola compares
About 297 days separate Arcola's last and first frost, putting it 4,226 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 498 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Arcola can differ from the 77545 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Arcola's frost date answer different questions.