Cotulla, TX 78014 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cotulla, TX, ZIP 78014
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/11, roughly 167 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 300 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cotulla, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Cotulla has about 14 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 02/11 isn't a guarantee
02/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cotulla compares
Cotulla's growing season runs about 300 days, ranking 4,117 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 447 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cotulla's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cotulla can differ from the 78014 normal.