Frost Dates for 79245 — Memphis, Texas

Half of springs at Memphis, TX see their last 32°F night by April 1; only one in ten is past it by March 13, and one in ten still has one after April 18. Planting tender crops after April 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 12 20%, and after April 18 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 86% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 3 in half of years, as early as October 21 one year in ten, and holds off past November 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 12; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 6, 12 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 194 one year in ten. On average 89 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 11, and return around October 26. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between December 15 and February 11.

July is the warmest month at Memphis, TX, averaging 96°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 53°F and 25°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 53% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 5,204 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 90% of the 351 Texas stations. 39% of them (2,010) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,018. Precipitation totals 22.3 inches a year, most in May (3.5") and least in January (0.8"); May to September bring 61% of it.

The nearest other station, Wellington, TX, 21 miles northeast of Memphis, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 1 day later (November 4).

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Memphis usually arrives around December 22, and the last of the season around February 12. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Memphis, TX, 0.7 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 86% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 48 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79245 is under a mile from Memphis, TX, which stands at 2,090 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79245 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.