Snyder, TX 79526 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Snyder, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/27, about 211 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 227 frost-free days later.
Snyder 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
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.
Why 03/27 isn't a guarantee
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
Snyder's growing season runs about 227 days, ranking 10,993 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,208 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Snyder can differ from the 79526 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Snyder's frost date answer different questions.