Last frost dates in Texas

Typical last frost

March 2

That is the date for the typical Texas resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from January 8 to April 15, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city: Jan 8
Latest city: Apr 15
Typical first frost: Nov 24
Cities: 171

This week in Texas

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

City	Last frost	Safe after	First frost	Season
Houston	Feb 2	Mar 5	Dec 25	327 days
San Antonio	Feb 25	Mar 19	Nov 28	277 days
Dallas	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 29	272 days
Fort Worth	Mar 5	Mar 25	Nov 24	264 days
Austin	Feb 20	Mar 14	Dec 3	291 days
El Paso	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 20	261 days
Arlington	Mar 9	Mar 28	Nov 21	256 days
Corpus Christi	Jan 22	Mar 3	Jan 4	362 days
Plano	Mar 7	Mar 29	Nov 21	259 days
Lubbock	Mar 24	Apr 15	Nov 11	233 days
Laredo	Jan 25	Feb 25	Dec 17	329 days
Irving	Mar 8	Mar 26	Nov 24	262 days
Garland	Mar 7	Mar 29	Nov 21	259 days
Frisco	Mar 7	Mar 29	Nov 21	259 days
McKinney	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 15	241 days
Grand Prairie	Mar 20	Apr 8	Nov 13	236 days
Amarillo	Apr 15	Apr 29	Oct 29	196 days
Brownsville	Jan 9	Mar 1	Jan 4	365 days
Denton	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 20	251 days
Killeen	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 17	247 days
Mesquite	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 19	253 days
McAllen	Jan 9	Feb 12	Jan 1	365 days
Pasadena	Jan 30	Mar 1	Dec 28	330 days
Waco	Mar 9	Apr 4	Nov 20	256 days
Midland	Mar 26	Apr 15	Nov 9	226 days
Round Rock	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 20	254 days
Lewisville	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Carrollton	Mar 7	Mar 29	Nov 21	259 days
Abilene	Mar 20	Apr 10	Nov 10	236 days
Pearland	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 27	328 days
College Station	Feb 27	Mar 18	Nov 30	278 days
Odessa	Mar 15	Apr 9	Nov 16	243 days
New Braunfels	Mar 8	Apr 1	Nov 18	253 days
League City	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 14	317 days
Conroe	Feb 24	Mar 17	Dec 2	285 days
Richardson	Mar 7	Mar 29	Nov 21	259 days
The Woodlands	Feb 19	Mar 15	Dec 3	290 days
Tyler	Mar 7	Mar 27	Nov 21	257 days
Allen	Mar 18	Apr 7	Nov 11	239 days
Beaumont	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 4	299 days
Edinburg	Jan 8	Feb 21	Jan 2	365 days
Sugar Land	Feb 9	Mar 11	Dec 13	305 days
Georgetown	Mar 6	Mar 30	Nov 24	259 days
Wichita Falls	Mar 26	Apr 14	Nov 9	228 days
San Angelo	Mar 20	Apr 12	Nov 10	232 days
Temple	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 20	251 days
Atascocita	Feb 13	Mar 12	Dec 9	300 days
Bryan	Feb 27	Mar 18	Nov 30	278 days
Leander	Mar 6	Mar 30	Nov 24	259 days
Mission	Jan 9	Feb 13	Jan 3	365 days
Baytown	Feb 20	Mar 14	Dec 4	292 days
Mansfield	Mar 9	Mar 28	Nov 21	256 days
Longview	Mar 7	Mar 26	Nov 23	260 days
Pharr	Jan 9	Feb 13	Jan 3	365 days
Flower Mound	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Cedar Park	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 20	254 days
San Marcos	Feb 28	Mar 21	Nov 29	273 days
Missouri City	Feb 15	Mar 15	Dec 6	297 days
Harlingen	Jan 9	Feb 4	Jan 3	365 days
North Richland Hills	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 20	255 days
Kyle	Feb 28	Mar 21	Nov 29	273 days
Pflugerville	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 20	254 days
Rowlett	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Spring	Feb 13	Mar 12	Dec 9	300 days
Victoria	Feb 14	Mar 13	Dec 9	299 days
Fulshear	Feb 9	Mar 11	Dec 13	305 days
Celina	Mar 24	Apr 13	Nov 16	237 days
Wylie	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Little Elm	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 20	251 days
Euless	Mar 8	Mar 26	Nov 24	262 days
Texas City	Jan 25	Feb 21	Jan 1	348 days
Burleson	Mar 21	Apr 10	Nov 14	236 days
DeSoto	Mar 6	Mar 26	Nov 25	265 days
Port Arthur	Feb 14	Mar 13	Dec 7	301 days
Rockwall	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Galveston	Jan 18	Feb 18	Jan 7	365 days
Sherman	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 19	250 days
Grapevine	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Waxahachie	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 16	245 days
Cedar Hill	Mar 20	Apr 8	Nov 13	236 days
Huntsville	Mar 1	Mar 22	Nov 28	272 days
Bedford	Mar 9	Apr 2	Nov 20	253 days
Midlothian	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 16	245 days
The Colony	Mar 7	Mar 29	Nov 21	259 days
Keller	Mar 12	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Hutto	Mar 8	Mar 30	Nov 21	257 days
Schertz	Feb 21	Mar 14	Dec 5	289 days
Prosper	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 15	241 days
Haltom City	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 20	255 days
Weslaco	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 31	365 days
Channelview	Feb 2	Mar 5	Dec 25	327 days
Princeton	Mar 18	Apr 7	Nov 11	239 days
Rosenberg	Feb 9	Mar 11	Dec 13	305 days
Forney	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 18	250 days
Coppell	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Friendswood	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 27	328 days
Seguin	Mar 1	Mar 20	Nov 26	273 days
Weatherford	Mar 25	Apr 15	Nov 8	230 days
Lancaster	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 19	253 days
Copperas Cove	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 17	247 days
Cleburne	Mar 17	Apr 6	Nov 12	240 days
Cibolo	Feb 21	Mar 14	Dec 5	289 days
Hurst	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 20	255 days
Duncanville	Mar 20	Apr 8	Nov 13	236 days
Socorro	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 20	261 days
Farmers Branch	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 29	272 days
La Porte	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 14	317 days
San Juan	Jan 9	Feb 12	Jan 1	365 days
Mission Bend	Feb 2	Mar 7	Dec 11	318 days
Greenville	Mar 18	Apr 6	Nov 16	244 days
Texarkana	Mar 15	Apr 4	Nov 17	249 days
Anna	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 15	241 days
Harker Heights	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 17	247 days
Timberwood Park	Feb 26	Mar 17	Nov 28	277 days
Del Rio	Feb 16	Mar 10	Dec 3	293 days
Lufkin	Mar 11	Apr 4	Nov 15	247 days
Deer Park	Feb 2	Mar 5	Dec 25	327 days
Canyon Lake	Mar 1	Mar 22	Dec 1	276 days
Sachse	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Nacogdoches	Mar 13	Apr 6	Nov 17	248 days
Converse	Feb 21	Mar 14	Dec 5	289 days
West Odessa	Mar 15	Apr 9	Nov 16	243 days
Southlake	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Alvin	Feb 14	Mar 13	Dec 5	298 days
Melissa	Mar 17	Apr 5	Nov 15	241 days
Fate	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Eagle Pass	Feb 19	Mar 10	Dec 1	287 days
Katy	Feb 2	Mar 7	Dec 11	318 days
Royse City	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Lake Jackson	Feb 13	Mar 17	Dec 8	301 days
Balch Springs	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 19	253 days
Denison	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 19	250 days
Saginaw	Mar 11	Apr 3	Nov 19	252 days
Belton	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 20	251 days
Colleyville	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 17	249 days
Ennis	Mar 8	Apr 1	Nov 21	256 days
Kerrville	Mar 27	Apr 16	Nov 7	226 days
Corsicana	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 16	246 days
University Park	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 29	272 days
Corinth	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 20	251 days
Paris	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 16	247 days
Horizon City	Mar 2	Mar 19	Nov 20	261 days
Sienna	Feb 15	Mar 15	Dec 6	297 days
San Benito	Jan 9	Feb 4	Jan 3	365 days
Pecan Grove	Feb 9	Mar 11	Dec 13	305 days
Kingsville	Jan 25	Mar 3	Dec 20	329 days
Cloverleaf	Feb 2	Mar 5	Dec 25	327 days
Marshall	Mar 20	Apr 7	Nov 11	233 days
Benbrook	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 16	245 days
Alton	Jan 23	Feb 27	Dec 28	340 days
Fresno	Feb 15	Mar 15	Dec 6	297 days
Boerne	Mar 15	Apr 8	Nov 13	243 days
Terrell	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 18	250 days
Manor	Mar 4	Mar 23	Nov 24	264 days
Watauga	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 20	255 days
Big Spring	Mar 20	Apr 7	Nov 13	239 days
Dickinson	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 14	317 days
Stephenville	Mar 29	Apr 18	Nov 8	226 days
Angleton	Jan 29	Mar 10	Dec 31	333 days
Seagoville	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 19	253 days
Murphy	Mar 10	Mar 31	Nov 19	254 days
Crowley	Mar 21	Apr 10	Nov 14	236 days
Brushy Creek	Mar 11	Mar 29	Nov 20	254 days
Portland	Jan 31	Mar 2	Dec 22	331 days
Manvel	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 27	328 days
Alamo	Jan 9	Feb 12	Jan 1	365 days
Iowa Colony	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 27	328 days
Universal City	Feb 21	Mar 14	Dec 5	289 days
Red Oak	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 16	245 days
Glenn Heights	Mar 16	Apr 3	Nov 16	245 days
La Marque	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 14	317 days

When to plant in Texas

Questions

When is the last frost in Texas?

It depends on where you are. Across the 171 cities we track, the average last frost runs from January 8 to April 15. In Houston, the largest, it is February 2.

When is the first frost in Texas?

For a typical resident, around November 24. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.