Frost dates for Dallas, Texas
In a typical year, Dallas’s last spring frost lands around Mar 2 and the first fall frost around Nov 29, a growing season of about 272 days. These are odds drawn from 30-year NOAA climate normals, not a promise. USDA zone 8b.
| Odds | Last spring frost | First fall frost |
|---|---|---|
| 10 percent | Feb 10 | Nov 10 |
| 50 percent | Mar 2 | Nov 29 |
| 90 percent | Mar 19 | Dec 18 |
A 10 percent year is an early year, a 90 percent year a late one. Frost-sensitive planting usually waits for the 90 percent side of the last-frost band.
Soil in Dallas is typically around 86°F at 4 inches this time of year, estimated from the last two weeks of normal air temperatures.
Plantable now in Dallas
- Calendula (Resina)
- Tomato (Sungold)
- Parsley (Giant of Italy)
- Fennel (Solaris)
- Eggplant (Black Beauty)
- Sweet pepper (California Wonder)
- Radicchio (Palla Rossa)
- Bush bean (Blue Lake Bush 274)
Timing comes from the same temperature engine the app uses, run against Dallas’s normals for today.
Nearby cities
- Mesquite, TX (around Mar 12 to Nov 19)
- Irving, TX (around Mar 8 to Nov 24)
- Garland, TX (around Mar 7 to Nov 21)
- Richardson, TX (around Mar 7 to Nov 21)
- Grand Prairie, TX (around Mar 20 to Nov 13)
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