Anderson, TX 77873 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Anderson, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/02, roughly 186 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 272 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Anderson in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Anderson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Anderson compares
At roughly 272 frost-free days, Anderson places 5,409 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,006 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Anderson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Anderson can differ from the 77873 normal.