George West, TX 78022 Frost Dates
When can you plant in George West, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/13, about 169 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 299 frost-free days later.
George West 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 14 weeks of growing season left in George West before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around George West's last frost
02/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How George West compares
George West's growing season runs about 299 days, ranking 4,171 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 478 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in George West can differ from the 78022 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and George West's frost date answer different questions.