Darrouzett, TX 79024 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Darrouzett, TX, ZIP 79024
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Darrouzett 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
Zone 7a around Darrouzett has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Darrouzett compares
About 170 days separate Darrouzett's last and first frost, putting it 29,222 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,557 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Darrouzett's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Darrouzett's dates instead of trusting one.