Frost Dates for 79714 — Andrews, Texas

Half of springs at Andrews, TX see their last 32°F night by March 18; only one in ten is past it by February 25, and one in ten still has one after April 9. Planting tender crops after March 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 3 20%, and after April 9 10%. The 22 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 63% of the 339 Texas stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 14 in half of years, as early as November 1 one year in ten, and holds off past November 28 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 25; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 29, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 240 days in a typical year, shorter than at 61% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 267 days one year in ten and falls short of 214 one year in ten. On average 59 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 16 days longer, to about April 3, and return around November 5. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 52%.

July is the warmest month at Andrews, TX, averaging 96°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 60°F and 31°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 79% of years and April still brings one in 26% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,025 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 70% of the 351 Texas stations. 43% of them (2,561) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,006. Precipitation totals 14.0 inches a year, most in June (2.4") and least in January (0.6"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Seminole, TX, 26 miles north of Andrews, has a last frost 15 days later (April 2), a first frost 8 days earlier (November 6), a season 21 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Andrews usually arrives around January 17, and the last of the season around January 28. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Andrews, TX, 0.9 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 50% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 49 days after the last snow.

ZIP 79714 is under a mile from Andrews, TX, which stands at 3,192 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79714 in zone 8a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 10 to 15°F (-12.2 to -9.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.