Beaumont, TX 77702 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beaumont, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/18, about 174 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/02, about 291 frost-free days later.
Beaumont 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 14 weeks of growing season left in Beaumont before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/18 isn't a guarantee
02/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/20 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 Beaumont compares
About 291 days separate Beaumont's last and first frost, putting it 4,426 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 588 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Beaumont's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Beaumont's dates instead of trusting one.