Snyder, TX 79517 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Snyder, TX?
Around 03/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 211 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 227 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Snyder in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Snyder 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
03/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Snyder compares
About 227 days separate Snyder's last and first frost, putting it 10,992 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,207 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Snyder's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Snyder can differ from the 79517 normal.