Presidio, TX 79845 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Presidio, TX?
Around 02/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 179 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 275 frost-free days later.
Presidio sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 13 weeks of growing season left in Presidio before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Presidio compares
Presidio's growing season runs about 275 days, ranking 5,127 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within TX, it ranks 846 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Presidio's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Presidio's dates instead of trusting one.