Frost Dates for 76430 — Albany, Texas

Half of springs at Albany, TX see their last 32°F night by March 30; only one in ten is past it by March 6, and one in ten still has one after April 16. Planting tender crops after April 5 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 10 20%, and after April 16 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 86% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 8 in half of years, as early as October 23 one year in ten, and holds off past November 25 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 18; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 5, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 225 days in a typical year, shorter than at 81% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 253 days one year in ten and falls short of 201 one year in ten. On average 57 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 10 days longer, to about April 9, and return around October 31. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 80%.

July is the warmest month at Albany, TX, averaging 95°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 57°F and 32°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 45% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,908 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 76% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,358) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,031. Precipitation totals 28.9 inches a year, most in June (3.9") and least in January (1.2"); May to September bring 51% of it.

The nearest other station, Breckenridge, TX, 22 miles east of Albany and 278 feet lower, has a last frost 5 days later (April 4), a first frost 5 days earlier (November 3), a season 12 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Albany usually arrives around January 11, and the last of the season around January 31. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Albany, TX, 3 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 63% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 58 days after the last snow.

ZIP 76430 is 3 miles from Albany, TX, which stands at 1,448 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76430 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.