Edinburg, TX 78540 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Edinburg, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/08, about 133 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/02, about 365 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 Edinburg, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 18 weeks of growing season left in Edinburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/08 isn't a guarantee
01/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edinburg compares
Edinburg's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 476 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 12 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Edinburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Edinburg can differ from the 78540 normal.