Frost Dates for 75704 — Tyler, Texas

Half of springs at Tyler Pounds Field, TX see their last 32°F night by March 8; only one in ten is past it by February 16, and one in ten still has one after March 29. Planting tender crops after March 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 23 20%, and after March 29 10%. The 21 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 50% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 22 in half of years, as early as November 6 one year in ten, and holds off past December 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around December 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 15, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 258 days in a typical year, longer than at 62% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 285 days one year in ten and falls short of 231 one year in ten. On average 29 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 16 days longer, to about March 24, and return around November 11. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 90% of winters and 16°F in 18%.

July is the warmest month at Tyler Pounds Field, TX, averaging 94°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 37°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 66% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,544 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 58% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,665) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,066. Precipitation totals 42.2 inches a year, most in June (4.4") and least in July (2.1"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Tyler, TX, 9 miles southeast of Tyler, has a last frost 1 day earlier (March 7), a first frost 1 day earlier (November 21), a season 1 day shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 14 of 29 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Tyler, TX, 8.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 75704 is 3 miles from Tyler Pounds Field, TX, which stands at 544 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 5 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 75706 (Tyler). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 75704 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.