Elsa, TX 78558 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elsa, TX, ZIP 78558
Around 01/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 133 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/02, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elsa in Zone 10a (30 to 35°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
Zone 10a around Elsa has about 18 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
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 Elsa compares
At roughly 365 frost-free days, Elsa places 1,857 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 36 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Elsa's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Elsa's dates instead of trusting one.