Canyon, TX 79091 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Canyon, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 192 frost-free days later.
Canyon sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
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
Canyon's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,198 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,488 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Canyon can differ from the 79091 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Canyon's frost date answer different questions.