Plant By Frost

Texas

Frost dates for Harlingen, TX

At this NOAA station the last spring frost (32°F) usually comes by January 9 and the first fall frost around January 3, giving a growing season of about 365 days.

January 9average last spring frost
January 3average first fall frost

Frost odds

1 year in 10 the last spring frost is later thanFebruary 4
Half of years the last spring frost is later thanJanuary 9
9 years in 10 the last spring frost is later thanDecember 15
1 year in 10 the first fall frost is earlier thanDecember 9
Half of years the first fall frost is earlier thanJanuary 3
9 years in 10 the first fall frost is earlier thanJanuary 29

A light frost (36°F, which can still nip tender plants) usually ends by January 21 and returns around December 26.

Station USC00413943, elevation 12 m. Based on 27 years of 1991 to 2020 records. A garden higher up, in a hollow or far from this station can freeze later in spring.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020 (freeze probability dates by station), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Annual/Seasonal Normals 1991 to 2020 documentation, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
  3. 2024 Gazetteer Files, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, US Census Bureau, checked 1 November 2026