Christine, TX 78012 Frost Dates
Christine, 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 11/28, roughly 274 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Christine 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 Christine'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 01/28 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/20 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Christine against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 274 frost-free days, Christine places 5,174 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 857 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 78012's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Christine can differ from the 78012 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Christine's frost date answer different questions.