Clint, TX 79839 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clint, TX, ZIP 79839
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 221 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clint in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 8a around Clint has about 10 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 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 Clint compares
Clint's growing season runs about 221 days, ranking 12,541 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 2,296 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Clint's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Clint's dates instead of trusting one.