Olmos Park, TX 78284 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Olmos Park, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/25, about 181 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/28, about 277 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Olmos Park 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Olmos Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/25 isn't a guarantee
02/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Olmos Park compares
About 277 days separate Olmos Park's last and first frost, putting it 5,025 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 823 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Olmos Park's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Olmos Park can differ from the 78284 normal.