Frost Dates for 79095 — Wellington, Texas

Half of springs at Wellington, TX see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 14, and one in ten still has one after April 21. Planting tender crops after April 8 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 13 20%, and after April 21 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 51% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 4 in half of years, as early as October 22 one year in ten, and holds off past November 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 12; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 6, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 215 days in a typical year, shorter than at 89% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 237 days one year in ten and falls short of 193 one year in ten. On average 79 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 11 days longer, to about April 12, and return around October 28. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 95% of winters, usually between December 22 and February 8.

July is the warmest month at Wellington, TX, averaging 99°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 56°F and 28°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 52% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,794 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 81% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (2,294) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,066. Precipitation totals 22.2 inches a year, most in June (3.3") and least in January (0.7"); May to September bring 59% of it.

The nearest other station, Memphis, TX, 21 miles southwest of Wellington, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 1 day earlier (November 3).

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Wellington usually arrives around January 1, and the last of the season around February 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Wellington, TX, 1.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 73% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79095 is 1 mile from Wellington, TX, which stands at 2,040 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79095 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.