Nixon, TX 78116 Frost Dates
Nixon, TX: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/07, roughly 191 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/22, roughly 260 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nixon in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 12 weeks until Nixon's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/07 isn't a guarantee
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/09 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/30 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Nixon against the rest of the dataset
About 260 days separate Nixon's last and first frost, putting it 6,483 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,331 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 78116's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Nixon's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Nixon can differ from the 78116 normal.