Muleshoe, TX 79053 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Muleshoe, TX?
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 182 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 Muleshoe, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Muleshoe before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Muleshoe compares
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Muleshoe places 24,135 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,523 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Muleshoe's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Muleshoe's dates instead of trusting one.