Woodcreek, TX 78619 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodcreek, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/28, about 184 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/29, about 273 frost-free days later.
Woodcreek sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Woodcreek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/28 isn't a guarantee
02/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodcreek compares
Woodcreek's growing season runs about 273 days, ranking 5,217 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 878 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodcreek can differ from the 78619 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Woodcreek's frost date answer different questions.