Midland, TX 79704 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Midland, TX?
Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 226 frost-free days later.
Midland sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Midland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Midland compares
At roughly 226 frost-free days, Midland places 11,124 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,227 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Midland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Midland can differ from the 79704 normal.