Pearland, TX 77584 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pearland, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/31, roughly 156 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/27, about 328 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 Pearland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 17 weeks of growing season left in Pearland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/31 isn't a guarantee
01/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pearland compares
Pearland's growing season runs about 328 days, ranking 3,176 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 185 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Pearland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pearland's dates instead of trusting one.