La Ward, TX 77970 Frost Dates
When can you plant in La Ward, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/01, roughly 157 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/17, about 319 frost-free days later.
La Ward 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 16 weeks of growing season left in La Ward 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
02/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How La Ward compares
About 319 days separate La Ward's last and first frost, putting it 3,325 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 226 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around La Ward's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in La Ward can differ from the 77970 normal.