Midland, TX 79708 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Midland, TX?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 226 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Midland in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 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
About 226 days separate Midland's last and first frost, putting it 11,127 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 2,230 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Midland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Midland's dates instead of trusting one.