Haskell, TX 79521 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Haskell, TX?
Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 234 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Haskell, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Haskell 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
03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Haskell compares
About 234 days separate Haskell's last and first frost, putting it 9,744 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,053 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Haskell's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Haskell can differ from the 79521 normal.