Carmine, TX 78932 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carmine, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/18, roughly 202 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 238 frost-free days later.
Carmine sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Carmine before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Carmine's last frost
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carmine compares
About 238 days separate Carmine's last and first frost, putting it 9,040 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,991 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Carmine can differ from the 78932 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Carmine's frost date answer different questions.