Wellman, TX 79378 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wellman, TX?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 200 frost-free days later.
Wellman sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Wellman before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Wellman's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wellman compares
Wellman's growing season runs about 200 days, ranking 17,903 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,450 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Wellman can differ from the 79378 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Wellman's frost date answer different questions.