La Vernia, TX 78101 Frost Dates
Frost dates for La Vernia, TX, ZIP 78101
Around 02/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 176 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 291 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 La Vernia, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around La Vernia 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.
The actual range around La Vernia's last frost
02/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How La Vernia compares
La Vernia's growing season runs about 291 days, ranking 4,462 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 610 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in La Vernia can differ from the 78101 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and La Vernia's frost date answer different questions.