Franklin, TX 77882 Frost Dates
Franklin, TX: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/27, about 183 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/30, roughly 278 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Franklin in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 13 weeks until Franklin's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 02/27 isn't a guarantee
02/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 01/31 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/18 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Franklin against the rest of the dataset
Franklin's growing season runs about 278 days, ranking 4,927 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 760 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 77882's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Franklin can differ from the 77882 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Franklin's frost date answer different questions.