Frost Dates for 76834 — Coleman, Texas

Half of springs at Coleman, TX see their last 32°F night by March 14; only one in ten is past it by February 25, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 28 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 63% 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 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around December 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 249 days in a typical year, longer than at 50% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 275 days one year in ten and falls short of 225 one year in ten. On average 42 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 16 days longer, to about March 30, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 98% of winters and 16°F in 37%.

July is the warmest month at Coleman, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 59°F and 35°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 81% of years and April still brings one in 14% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,485 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 55% of the 351 Texas stations. 41% of them (2,664) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,066. Precipitation totals 28.1 inches a year, most in May (3.7") and least in January (1.3"); May to September bring 52% of it.

The nearest other station, Brownwood 2ENE, TX, 31 miles east of Coleman and 324 feet lower, has a last frost 8 days later (March 22), a first frost 10 days earlier (November 10), a season 16 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Hords Creek Dam, TX, 6.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76834 is 2 miles from Coleman, TX, which stands at 1,718 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76834 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.