Canyon, TX 79015 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Canyon, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 192 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Canyon, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Canyon before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Canyon compares
About 192 days separate Canyon's last and first frost, putting it 20,197 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,487 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Canyon's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Canyon can differ from the 79015 normal.