Gonzales, TX 78677 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gonzales, TX, ZIP 78677
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/07, roughly 191 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 260 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 Gonzales, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Gonzales has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
Gonzales's growing season runs about 260 days, ranking 6,472 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,326 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Gonzales's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Gonzales can differ from the 78677 normal.