Frost Dates for 79336 — Levelland, Texas

Half of springs at Levelland, TX see their last 32°F night by April 9; only one in ten is past it by March 23, and one in ten still has one after April 25. Planting tender crops after April 15 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 20 20%, and after April 25 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 November 1 in half of years, as early as October 18 one year in ten, and holds off past November 13 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 8 days later, around November 9; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 15, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 205 days in a typical year, shorter than at 93% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 224 days one year in ten and falls short of 184 one year in ten. On average 98 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 19, and return around October 22. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 98% of winters, usually between December 15 and February 10.

July is the warmest month at Levelland, TX, averaging 92°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 54°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 74% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,638 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 94% of the 351 Texas stations. 40% of them (1,850) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 899. Precipitation totals 18.4 inches a year, most in June (2.7") and least in February (0.6"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Littlefield, TX, 20 miles northeast of Levelland, has a last frost 5 days later (April 14), a first frost 6 days earlier (October 26), a season 13 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Levelland usually arrives around December 10, and the last of the season around February 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Levelland, TX, 4.7 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 54 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79336 is 5 miles from Levelland, TX, which stands at 3,514 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79336 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.