McCamey, TX 79740 Frost Dates
Frost dates for McCamey, TX, ZIP 79740
Around 03/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 192 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 252 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McCamey 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
Zone 8b around McCamey has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/08 isn't a guarantee
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McCamey compares
About 252 days separate McCamey's last and first frost, putting it 7,242 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,570 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around McCamey's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in McCamey can differ from the 79740 normal.