Odessa, TX 79766 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Odessa, TX, ZIP 79766
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/15, about 199 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 242 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Odessa 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 Odessa has about 11 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 03/15 isn't a guarantee
03/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Odessa compares
About 242 days separate Odessa's last and first frost, putting it 8,342 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,866 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Odessa can differ from the 79766 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Odessa's frost date answer different questions.