Matador, TX 79244 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Matador, TX, ZIP 79244
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 211 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Matador in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
Zone 7b around Matador has about 10 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 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Matador compares
At roughly 211 frost-free days, Matador places 14,837 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,395 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Matador's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Matador can differ from the 79244 normal.