Perryton, TX 79070 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Perryton, TX?
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 Perryton 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Perryton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Perryton's last frost
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 Perryton compares
About 170 days separate Perryton's last and first frost, putting it 28,951 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,550 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Perryton can differ from the 79070 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Perryton's frost date answer different questions.