Frost Dates for 79088 — Tulia, Texas

Half of springs at Tulia, TX see their last 32°F night by April 18; only one in ten is past it by April 4, and one in ten still has one after May 1. Planting tender crops after April 24 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 27 20%, and after May 1 10%. The 13 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 98% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 26 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 25, 6 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 189 days in a typical year, shorter than at 97% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 207 days one year in ten and falls short of 171 one year in ten. On average 119 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 28, and return around October 17. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and February 27.

July is the warmest month at Tulia, TX, averaging 91°F by day and 65°F at night; January is the coldest at 51°F and 23°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 11% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,176 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 98% of the 351 Texas stations. 37% of them (1,551) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 868. Precipitation totals 20.7 inches a year, most in June (2.9") and least in January (0.7"); May to September bring 61% of it.

The nearest other station, Plainview Wtr Productn, TX, 24 miles south of Tulia, has a last frost 7 days earlier (April 11), a first frost 3 days later (October 29), a season 11 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Tulia usually arrives around December 1, and the last of the season around March 9. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Tulia, TX, 1.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 40 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79088 is 2 miles from Tulia, TX, which stands at 3,480 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79088 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.