Frost Dates for 79015 — Canyon, Texas

Half of springs at Canyon, TX see their last 32°F night by April 15; only one in ten is past it by March 31, and one in ten still has one after May 1. Planting tender crops after April 21 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 25 20%, and after May 1 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 91% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 25 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 21, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 192 days in a typical year, shorter than at 96% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 213 days one year in ten and falls short of 172 one year in ten. On average 107 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 10 days longer, to about April 25, and return around October 17. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at Canyon, TX, averaging 93°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 52°F and 23°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 87% of years and May still brings one in 11% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,506 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 95% of the 351 Texas stations. 38% of them (1,690) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 922. Precipitation totals 18.6 inches a year, most in August (3.0") and least in February (0.4"); May to September bring 66% of it.

The nearest other station, Bushland 1 WSW, TX, 17 miles northwest of Canyon and 229 feet higher, has a last frost 7 days later (April 22), a first frost 4 days earlier (October 21), a season 10 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Canyon usually arrives around December 4, and the last of the season around February 2. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Canyon, TX, 0.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 88% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 72 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79015 is under a mile from Canyon, TX, which stands at 3,590 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79015 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.