Goliad, TX 77963 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goliad, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/17, about 173 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/08, about 299 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goliad 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 15 weeks of growing season left in Goliad before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Goliad's last frost
02/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goliad compares
At roughly 299 frost-free days, Goliad places 4,181 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 488 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Goliad's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Goliad can differ from the 77963 normal.