Aspermont, TX 79502 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Aspermont, TX, ZIP 79502
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/17, roughly 201 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 243 frost-free days later.
Aspermont sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around Aspermont 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 03/17 isn't a guarantee
03/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Aspermont compares
Aspermont's growing season runs about 243 days, ranking 8,320 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 1,859 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Aspermont's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Aspermont can differ from the 79502 normal.