Hale Center, TX 79073 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hale Center, TX, ZIP 79073
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 200 frost-free days later.
Hale Center sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Hale Center has about 9 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.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hale Center compares
Hale Center's growing season runs about 200 days, ranking 17,813 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,444 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Hale Center's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Hale Center's dates instead of trusting one.