Frost dates / Texas / Beaumont

Frost dates in Beaumont, TX

The station on this page is LUMBERTON, TX US (USC00415435), 11.6 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 112,893.

Zone 9bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F, from ZIP 77702 (1 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is February 25. Median first 32°F is November 30. The 50% growing-season length is 281 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%January 29Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%February 25Median.
10%March 18Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%November 8Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 30Median.
90%December 21Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this longDays
10%312
50%281
90%247

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 6February 5January 10
First, on or beforeNovember 23December 16January 19
Season at least345 days313 days277 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 3March 11February 19
First, on or beforeOctober 31November 16December 3
Season at least280 days249 days221 days

Station LUMBERTON, TX US (USC00415435). Completeness flag R, 19 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 99.9%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 11.9 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

Planting calendar for Beaumont · Zone 9b

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Beaumont, TX

Zone 9bAverage annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F

Median last 32°F is February 25. Median first 32°F is November 30. The 50% growing-season length is 281 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Texas. Nearest qualified station: LUMBERTON, TX US (USC00415435), 11.6 miles. Median last 32°F February 25. Median first 32°F November 30. The 50% growing-season length is 281 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 18February 25January 29
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 8November 30December 21

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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Planting calendar

Windows below are from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide, retrieved 2026-10-10. Table 8 is statewide and is written as weeks before or after the frost-free date (spring) and the first freeze date (fall). It is not a single calendar date for every Texas city.

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