Stanton, TX 79782 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stanton, TX?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 226 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Stanton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Stanton 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 Stanton compares
Stanton's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,210 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,238 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Stanton can differ from the 79782 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Stanton's frost date answer different questions.