Frost Dates for 78363 — Kingsville, Texas

In the 89% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of springs at Kingsville, TX see their last 32°F night by January 25; only one in ten is past it by December 18, and one in ten still has one after March 3. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after March 3 is under 9% and after January 25 44%. The 37 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 98% 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 December 20 in half of years, as early as November 25 one year in ten, and holds off past January 21 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 48% of winters. The freeze-free season lasts 329 days in a typical year, longer than at 94% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 365 days one year in ten and falls short of 289 one year in ten. On average 5 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 23 days longer, to about February 17, and return around December 4. A 24°F night is unusual: 14% of winters had one.

August is the warmest month at Kingsville, TX, averaging 97°F by day and 76°F at night; January is the coldest at 68°F and 47°F. From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 27% of years and March still brings one in 11% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 8,610 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 94% of the 351 Texas stations. 44% of them (3,822) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,128. Precipitation totals 31.0 inches a year, most in September (6.0") and least in February (1.3"); May to September bring 58% of it.

The nearest other station, Bishop, TX, 7 miles northeast of Kingsville, has a last frost 19 days later (February 13), a first frost 13 days earlier (December 7), a season 24 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Kingsville, TX, 2.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 78363 is 3 miles from Kingsville, TX, which stands at 57 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 78363 in zone 9b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.