Lubbock, TX 79424 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lubbock, TX, ZIP 79424
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. 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.
Why 03/24 isn't a guarantee
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
At roughly 233 frost-free days, Lubbock places 9,835 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,089 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lubbock's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lubbock can differ from the 79424 normal.