McLean, TX 79002 Frost Dates
When can you plant in McLean, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 201 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McLean in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in McLean before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around McLean's last frost
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McLean compares
At roughly 201 frost-free days, McLean places 17,613 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,435 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around McLean's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in McLean can differ from the 79002 normal.