Frost Dates for 76082 — Springtown, Texas

Half of springs at Fort Worth Nature Ctr, TX see their last 32°F night by March 13; only one in ten is past it by February 21, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 51% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 20 in half of years, as early as November 2 one year in ten, and holds off past December 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around December 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 22, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 253 days in a typical year, longer than at 56% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 280 days one year in ten and falls short of 225 one year in ten. On average 40 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 March 28, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 42%.

July is the warmest month at Fort Worth Nature Ctr, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 75°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 34°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 76% of years and April still brings one in 13% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,470 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 54% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,561) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,110.

The nearest other station, Weatherford, TX, 16 miles south of Springtown and 340 feet higher, has a last frost 12 days later (March 25), a first frost 12 days earlier (November 8), a season 23 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 4 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Weatherford, TX, 15.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76082 is 15 miles from Fort Worth Nature Ctr, TX, which stands at 615 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 76179 (Fort Worth). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76082 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.