White Deer, TX 79097 Frost Dates
Frost dates for White Deer, TX, ZIP 79097
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 196 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 White Deer, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around White Deer 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.
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. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Deer compares
About 196 days separate White Deer's last and first frost, putting it 19,026 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,460 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in White Deer can differ from the 79097 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and White Deer's frost date answer different questions.