Frost Dates for 76849 — Junction, Texas

Half of springs at Junction Kimble Co Airport, TX see their last 32°F night by March 25; only one in ten is past it by March 3, and one in ten still has one after April 17. Planting tender crops after April 3 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 8 20%, and after April 17 10%. The 23 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 72% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 7 in half of years, as early as October 26 one year in ten, and holds off past November 25 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 19; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 2, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 229 days in a typical year, shorter than at 77% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 257 days one year in ten and falls short of 203 one year in ten. On average 52 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 7, and return around October 31. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 62%.

July is the warmest month at Junction Kimble Co Airport, TX, averaging 95°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 62°F and 34°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 88% of years and April still brings one in 36% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,452 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 53% of the 351 Texas stations. 42% of them (2,737) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,037. Precipitation totals 22.4 inches a year, most in May (3.2") and least in January (0.9"); May to September bring 53% of it.

The nearest other station, Harper 3ENE, TX, 36 miles east of Junction and 361 feet higher, has a last frost 10 days earlier (March 15), a first frost 8 days later (November 15), a season 14 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 28 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Junction 4SSW, TX, 2.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 76849 is 2 miles from Junction Kimble Co Airport, TX, which stands at 1,749 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76849 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.