Webster, TX 77598 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Webster, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/31, about 156 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/14, about 317 frost-free days later.
Webster 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 15 weeks of growing season left in Webster 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 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Webster compares
About 317 days separate Webster's last and first frost, putting it 3,378 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 263 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Webster's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Webster's dates instead of trusting one.