Falls City, TX 78113 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Falls City, TX, ZIP 78113
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/16, roughly 172 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/09, about 300 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Falls City in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Falls City has about 15 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 02/16 isn't a guarantee
02/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/13 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 Falls City compares
Falls City's growing season runs about 300 days, ranking 4,142 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 468 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Falls City can differ from the 78113 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Falls City's frost date answer different questions.