Frost Dates for 76119 — Fort Worth, Texas

Half of springs at Fort Worth Meacham Field Naaf, TX see their last 32°F night by March 5; only one in ten is past it by February 16, and one in ten still has one after March 25. Planting tender crops after March 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 17 20%, and after March 25 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 24 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 14 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around December 6; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 12, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 264 days in a typical year, longer than at 68% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 292 days one year in ten and falls short of 237 one year in ten. On average 30 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 13 days longer, to about March 18, and return around November 11. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 95% of winters and 16°F in 32%.

August is the warmest month at Fort Worth Meacham Field Naaf, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 76°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°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 61% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,864 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 65% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,811) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,128.

The nearest other station, Fort Worth Wsfo, TX, 10 miles north of Fort Worth, has a last frost 5 days later (March 10), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 20), a season 9 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Benbrook Dam, TX, 10.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76119 is 10 miles from Fort Worth Meacham Field Naaf, TX, which stands at 705 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76119 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.