Lubbock, TX 79457 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lubbock, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 210 frost-free days later.
Lubbock sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Lubbock before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lubbock compares
Lubbock's growing season runs about 210 days, ranking 14,922 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,406 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Lubbock's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lubbock's dates instead of trusting one.