Fulton, TX 78358 Frost Dates
Fulton, TX: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/23, about 148 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 01/01, roughly 347 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fulton in Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 18 weeks until Fulton's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/27 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 12/19 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Fulton against the rest of the dataset
Fulton's growing season runs about 347 days, ranking 2,417 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 85 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 78358's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Fulton can differ from the 78358 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Fulton's frost date answer different questions.