Kyle, TX 78640 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kyle, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/28, roughly 184 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/29, about 273 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kyle 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Kyle 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 Kyle compares
About 273 days separate Kyle's last and first frost, putting it 5,182 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 860 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Kyle can differ from the 78640 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Kyle's frost date answer different questions.