Frost Dates for 79764 — Odessa, Texas

Half of springs at Odessa Schlemeyer Field, TX see their last 32°F night by March 19; only one in ten is past it by March 1, and one in ten still has one after April 8. Planting tender crops after March 29 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 2 20%, and after April 8 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 11 in half of years, as early as October 29 one year in ten, and holds off past November 26 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 21; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 27, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 235 days in a typical year, shorter than at 69% of the 339 Texas stations; it reaches 259 days one year in ten and falls short of 212 one year in ten. On average 49 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 15 days longer, to about April 3, and return around November 3. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 100% of winters and 16°F in 54%.

July is the warmest month at Odessa Schlemeyer Field, TX, averaging 95°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 58°F and 32°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 89% of years and April still brings one in 24% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,077 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 68% of the 351 Texas stations. 42% of them (2,576) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,035. Precipitation totals 13.0 inches a year, most in September (1.9") and least in January (0.6"); May to September bring 60% of it.

The nearest other station, Odessa, TX, 6 miles east of Odessa, has a last frost 4 days earlier (March 15), a first frost 5 days later (November 16), a season 8 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 5 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Odessa, TX, 5.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 79764 is 6 miles from Odessa Schlemeyer Field, TX, which stands at 3,001 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 79764 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.