Winters, TX 79567 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winters, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 217 frost-free days later.
Winters 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Winters before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/03 isn't a guarantee
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winters compares
About 217 days separate Winters's last and first frost, putting it 13,517 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,327 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Winters's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Winters can differ from the 79567 normal.