Shallowater, TX 79363 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Shallowater, TX, ZIP 79363
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shallowater 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 Shallowater 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.
The actual range around Shallowater's last frost
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Shallowater compares
About 210 days separate Shallowater's last and first frost, putting it 15,020 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,411 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Shallowater can differ from the 79363 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Shallowater's frost date answer different questions.