Elsa, TX 78549 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elsa, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/21, about 146 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/23, about 338 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elsa in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 17 weeks of growing season left in Elsa before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Elsa's last frost
01/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elsa compares
Elsa's growing season runs about 338 days, ranking 2,634 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 99 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elsa's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elsa can differ from the 78549 normal.