Burnet, TX 78672 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Burnet, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/20, about 204 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 235 frost-free days later.
Burnet 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Burnet before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/20 isn't a guarantee
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burnet compares
About 235 days separate Burnet's last and first frost, putting it 9,590 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,023 of 2,558.
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