Bovina, TX 79009 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bovina, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bovina 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Bovina before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bovina's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bovina compares
Bovina's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 24,905 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,540 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Bovina's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bovina's dates instead of trusting one.