Vega, TX 79092 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vega, TX, ZIP 79092
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 182 frost-free days later.
Vega 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
Zone 7a around Vega has about 8 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
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vega compares
Vega's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,234 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,526 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Vega's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Vega's dates instead of trusting one.