Frost Dates for 75969 — Pollok, Texas

Half of springs at Lufkin 11 NW, TX see their last 32°F night by March 19; only one in ten is past it by February 25, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after March 31 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 3 20%, and after April 9 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 10 in half of years, as early as October 28 one year in ten, and holds off past December 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 14 days later, around November 24; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 28, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 239 days in a typical year, shorter than at 62% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 266 days one year in ten and falls short of 212 one year in ten. On average 52 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 15 days longer, to about April 3, and return around November 1. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 29%.

July is the warmest month at Lufkin 11 NW, TX, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 35°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 78% of years and April still brings one in 26% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,918 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 75% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,409) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 972. Precipitation totals 50.1 inches a year, most in October (4.8") and least in July (2.8"); May to September bring 39% of it.

The nearest other station, Lufkin Angelina Co Airport, TX, 16 miles southeast of Pollok, has a last frost 8 days earlier (March 11), a first frost 5 days later (November 15), a season 8 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 3 of 22 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Lufkin 11 NW, TX, 1.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 75969 is 1 mile from Lufkin 11 NW, TX, which stands at 350 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 75969 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.