Staples, TX 78670 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Staples, 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.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Staples, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Staples 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 Staples compares
Staples's growing season runs about 273 days, ranking 5,223 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 884 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Staples's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Staples can differ from the 78670 normal.