Lubbock, TX 79414 Frost Dates
Lubbock, TX: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/24, roughly 208 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/11, roughly 233 days after the last spring frost.
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.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 11 weeks until Lubbock's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 03/24 isn't a guarantee
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/04 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Lubbock against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 233 frost-free days, Lubbock places 9,832 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,086 of 2,558.
Learn more
Before leaning on 79414's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Lubbock's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Lubbock can differ from the 79414 normal.