Lubbock, TX 79402 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lubbock, TX, ZIP 79402
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/24, roughly 208 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 233 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lubbock 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 Lubbock has about 11 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 Lubbock's last frost
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lubbock compares
Lubbock's growing season runs about 233 days, ranking 9,824 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,078 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lubbock can differ from the 79402 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Lubbock's frost date answer different questions.