Socorro, TX 88560 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Socorro, TX, ZIP 88560
Around 03/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 186 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 261 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 Socorro, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8b around Socorro has about 12 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
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Socorro compares
About 261 days separate Socorro's last and first frost, putting it 6,352 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 1,252 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Socorro can differ from the 88560 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Socorro's frost date answer different questions.