Lexington, TX 77853 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lexington, TX?
Around 03/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 202 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 238 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Lexington, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Lexington 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
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lexington compares
At roughly 238 frost-free days, Lexington places 8,994 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,987 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Lexington can differ from the 77853 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Lexington's frost date answer different questions.