Gonzales, TX 78604 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gonzales, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/07, about 191 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 260 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gonzales in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Gonzales before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Gonzales's last frost
03/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gonzales compares
At roughly 260 frost-free days, Gonzales places 6,471 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,325 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Gonzales's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Gonzales's dates instead of trusting one.