Victoria, TX 77988 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Victoria, TX?
Around 02/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 160 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/09, about 309 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Victoria in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 Victoria before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/04 isn't a guarantee
02/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 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 Victoria compares
At roughly 309 frost-free days, Victoria places 3,633 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 282 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Victoria's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Victoria can differ from the 77988 normal.