Socorro, TX 88562 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Socorro, TX?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Socorro in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Socorro 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
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
At roughly 261 frost-free days, Socorro places 6,354 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within TX, it ranks 1,254 of 2,558.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Socorro's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Socorro's dates instead of trusting one.