Christine, TX 78008 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Christine, TX, ZIP 78008
Around 02/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 183 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/28, about 274 frost-free days later.
Christine sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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
Zone 9a around Christine has about 13 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 02/27 isn't a guarantee
02/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Christine compares
At roughly 274 frost-free days, Christine places 5,173 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 856 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Christine's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Christine can differ from the 78008 normal.