Frost Dates for 76230 — Bowie, Texas

Half of springs at Bowie, TX see their last 32°F night by March 27; only one in ten is past it by March 4, and one in ten still has one after April 14. Planting tender crops after April 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 7 20%, and after April 14 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 75% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 9 in half of years, as early as October 28 one year in ten, and holds off past November 27 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 19; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 3, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 228 days in a typical year, shorter than at 78% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 255 days one year in ten and falls short of 203 one year in ten. On average 64 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 11 days longer, to about April 7, and return around November 2. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 82%.

July is the warmest month at Bowie, TX, averaging 93°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°F and 30°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 37% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,602 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 86% of the 351 Texas stations. 39% of them (2,162) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,012. Precipitation totals 35.2 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in January (1.6"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Alvord 3 N, TX, 14 miles southeast of Bowie, has a last frost 5 days later (April 1), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 4), a season 9 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 4 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Bowie, TX, 2.3 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76230 is 2 miles from Bowie, TX, which stands at 1,080 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76230 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.