Frost Dates for 79035 — Friona, Texas

Half of springs at Friona, TX see their last 32°F night by April 22; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 4. Planting tender crops after April 27 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 30 20%, and after May 4 10%. The 12 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 99% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 23 in half of years, as early as October 10 one year in ten, and holds off past November 4 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 26, 8 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 182 days in a typical year, shorter than at 99% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 200 days one year in ten and falls short of 163 one year in ten. On average 118 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 9 days longer, to about May 1, and return around October 15. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 30 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at Friona, TX, averaging 91°F by day and 63°F at night; January is the coldest at 51°F and 22°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 19% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,057 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 99% of the 351 Texas stations. 37% of them (1,496) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 846. Precipitation totals 19.3 inches a year, most in August (3.1") and least in February (0.5"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Hereford, TX, 23 miles northeast of Friona and 190 feet lower, has a last frost 5 days earlier (April 17), a first frost 2 days later (October 25), a season 7 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Friona usually arrives around November 24, and the last of the season around March 8. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Friona, TX, 0.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 96% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 45 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79035 is under a mile from Friona, TX, which stands at 4,010 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79035 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.