Hondo, TX 78861 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hondo, TX, ZIP 78861
Around 03/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 190 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 263 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hondo 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
Zone 9a around Hondo 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.
The actual range around Hondo's last frost
03/06 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. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hondo compares
About 263 days separate Hondo's last and first frost, putting it 6,101 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,113 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hondo can differ from the 78861 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Hondo's frost date answer different questions.