George West, TX 78350 Frost Dates
When can you plant in George West, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/13, about 169 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 299 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for George West, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in George West before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around George West's last frost
02/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How George West compares
About 299 days separate George West's last and first frost, putting it 4,173 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 480 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around George West's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in George West can differ from the 78350 normal.