Kenedy, TX 78119 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kenedy, TX?
Around 02/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 172 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/09, about 300 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kenedy 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 15 weeks of growing season left in Kenedy before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Kenedy's last frost
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 Kenedy compares
Kenedy's growing season runs about 300 days, ranking 4,121 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 451 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Kenedy can differ from the 78119 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Kenedy's frost date answer different questions.