Frost Dates for 78390 — Taft, Texas

Half of springs at Welder Wildlife Foundation, TX see their last 32°F night by February 24; only one in ten is past it by January 18, and one in ten still has one after March 15. Planting tender crops after March 4 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 9 20%, and after March 15 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 December 1 in half of years, as early as November 9 one year in ten, and holds off past January 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 17 days later, around December 18; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 5, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 283 days in a typical year, longer than at 79% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 324 days one year in ten and falls short of 252 one year in ten. On average 8 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 12 days longer, to about March 8, and return around November 18. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 55% of winters and 16°F in 2%.

August is the warmest month at Welder Wildlife Foundation, TX, averaging 94°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 66°F and 44°F. From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 65% of years and March still brings one in 41% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 7,635 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 80% of the 351 Texas stations. 43% of them (3,304) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,049. Precipitation totals 36.3 inches a year, most in September (5.7") and least in April (1.9"); May to September bring 53% of it.

The nearest other station, Sinton, TX, 11 miles northwest of Taft, has a last frost 23 days earlier (February 1), a first frost 16 days later (December 17), a season 41 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 1 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Welder Wildlife Foundation, TX, 9.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 78390 is 10 miles from Welder Wildlife Foundation, TX, which stands at 50 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 78390 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.