Frost Dates for 75941 — Diboll, Texas

Half of springs at Lufkin Angelina Co Airport, TX see their last 32°F night by March 11; only one in ten is past it by February 17, and one in ten still has one after April 4. Planting tender crops after March 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 4 10%. The 24 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 76% 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 15 in half of years, as early as October 30 one year in ten, and holds off past December 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 28; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 17, 18 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 247 days in a typical year, shorter than at 51% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 276 days one year in ten and falls short of 219 one year in ten. On average 28 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 17 days longer, to about March 28, and return around November 4. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 93% of winters and 16°F in 20%.

July is the warmest month at Lufkin Angelina Co Airport, TX, averaging 93°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 60°F and 38°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 68% of years and April still brings one in 15% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,418 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 51% of the 351 Texas stations. 42% of them (2,673) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,007. Precipitation totals 50.2 inches a year, most in January (4.7") and least in July (3.3"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Lufkin 11 NW, TX, 17 miles northwest of Diboll, has a last frost 8 days later (March 19), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 10), a season 8 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 6 of 25 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Lufkin #2, TX, 10.4 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 75941 is 3 miles from Lufkin Angelina Co Airport, TX, which stands at 288 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 75904 (Lufkin). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 75941 in zone 9a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 20 to 25°F (-6.7 to -3.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.