Frost Dates for 76424 — Breckenridge, Texas

Half of springs at Breckenridge, TX see their last 32°F night by April 4; only one in ten is past it by March 15, and one in ten still has one after April 22. Planting tender crops after April 12 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 18 20%, and after April 22 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 3 in half of years, as early as October 21 one year in ten, and holds off past November 16 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 12, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 213 days in a typical year, shorter than at 90% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 239 days one year in ten and falls short of 190 one year in ten. On average 70 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 April 17, and return around October 26. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 95% of winters, usually between December 22 and February 4.

July is the warmest month at Breckenridge, TX, averaging 96°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 28°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 58% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,869 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 79% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,339) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,042. Precipitation totals 29.8 inches a year, most in May (3.9") and least in January (1.6"); May to September bring 50% of it.

The nearest other station, Albany, TX, 22 miles west of Breckenridge and 278 feet higher, has a last frost 5 days earlier (March 30), a first frost 5 days later (November 8), a season 12 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Breckenridge usually arrives around February 14, and the last of the season around February 24. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Breckenridge, TX, 1.4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 53% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 39 days after the last snow.

ZIP 76424 is 1 mile from Breckenridge, TX, which stands at 1,170 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76424 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.