Lubbock, TX 79408 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lubbock, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/24, about 208 days from today. 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
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Lubbock before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 9,827 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,081 of 2,558.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Lubbock can differ from the 79408 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Lubbock's frost date answer different questions.