Leakey, TX 78873 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Leakey, TX, ZIP 78873
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 212 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Leakey in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Leakey has about 9 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
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Leakey compares
Leakey's growing season runs about 212 days, ranking 14,676 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,378 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Leakey's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Leakey's dates instead of trusting one.