China Grove, TX 78235 Frost Dates
When can you plant in China Grove, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/20, roughly 176 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 291 frost-free days later.
China Grove sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in China Grove before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around China Grove'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 China Grove compares
China Grove's growing season runs about 291 days, ranking 4,471 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 618 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and China Grove's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around China Grove's dates instead of trusting one.