Floresville, TX 78114 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Floresville, TX?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Floresville 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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Floresville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Floresville compares
At roughly 291 frost-free days, Floresville places 4,437 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 598 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Floresville can differ from the 78114 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Floresville's frost date answer different questions.