Tiki Island, TX 77553 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tiki Island, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/25, about 150 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/01, about 348 frost-free days later.
Tiki Island sits in USDA Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 Tiki Island before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tiki Island compares
About 348 days separate Tiki Island's last and first frost, putting it 2,380 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 82 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tiki Island's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tiki Island can differ from the 77553 normal.