Frost Dates for 76932 — Big Lake, Texas

Half of springs at Big Lake 2, TX see their last 32°F night by March 20; only one in ten is past it by February 28, and one in ten still has one after April 10. Planting tender crops after April 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 4 20%, and after April 10 10%. The 21 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 50% 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 14 in half of years, as early as October 30 one year in ten, and holds off past December 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 25; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 26, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 238 days in a typical year, shorter than at 65% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 264 days one year in ten and falls short of 211 one year in ten. On average 56 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 April 5, and return around November 4. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 99% of winters and 16°F in 42%.

July is the warmest month at Big Lake 2, TX, averaging 94°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 60°F and 33°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December 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 84% of years and April still brings one in 31% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,291 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 54% of the 351 Texas stations. 42% of them (2,664) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,014. Precipitation totals 18.3 inches a year, most in September (2.3") and least in February (0.8"); May to September bring 55% of it.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Big Lake usually arrives around December 18, and the last of the season around January 26. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Big Lake 2, TX, 7.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 54% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 53 days after the last snow.

ZIP 76932 is 8 miles from Big Lake 2, TX, which stands at 2,734 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 76932 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.