Goldsmith, TX 79768 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goldsmith, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/19, about 203 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 235 frost-free days later.
Goldsmith 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Goldsmith before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/19 isn't a guarantee
03/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goldsmith compares
At roughly 235 frost-free days, Goldsmith places 9,657 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 2,038 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Goldsmith's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Goldsmith's dates instead of trusting one.