Frost dates / Texas / Longview

Frost dates in Longview, TX

The station on this page is LONGVIEW #2, TX US (USC00415344), 2.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 83,668.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 75601 (2.3 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 7. Median first 32°F is November 23. The 50% growing-season length is 260 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%February 14Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%March 7Median.
10%March 26Later 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 5Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%November 23Median.
90%December 12Later 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%287
50%260
90%234

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 14February 22January 26
First, on or beforeNovember 14December 5January 3
Season at least327 days290 days258 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 9March 21February 28
First, on or beforeOctober 30November 12December 1
Season at least260 days234 days209 days

Station LONGVIEW #2, TX US (USC00415344). Completeness flag R, 17 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 153.6 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 Longview · Zone 8b

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Longview, TX

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

Median last 32°F is March 7. Median first 32°F is November 23. The 50% growing-season length is 260 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: LONGVIEW #2, TX US (USC00415344), 2.5 miles. Median last 32°F March 7. Median first 32°F November 23. The 50% growing-season length is 260 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 26March 7February 14
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 5November 23December 12

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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