Waelder, TX 78953 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waelder, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/12, roughly 196 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/19, about 251 frost-free days later.
Waelder 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Waelder before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/12 isn't a guarantee
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 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 Waelder compares
About 251 days separate Waelder's last and first frost, putting it 7,375 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,651 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Waelder's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Waelder can differ from the 78953 normal.