Frost dates / Texas / Lubbock

Frost dates in Lubbock, TX

The station on this page is LUBBOCK, TX US (USW00023042), 7.7 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 272,086.

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 79410 (0.6 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 4. Median first 32°F is November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 210 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.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 17	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 4	Median.
10%	April 22	Later 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.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 19	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 2	Median.
90%	November 14	Later 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 long	Days
10%	233
50%	210
90%	189

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 10	March 22	March 2
First, on or before	October 29	November 11	November 26
Season at least	257 days	233 days	209 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 28	April 15	March 31
First, on or before	October 11	October 24	November 5
Season at least	211 days	191 days	172 days

Station LUBBOCK, TX US (USW00023042). Completeness flag S, 29 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 993.3 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Lubbock, TX

Zone 7bAverage annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F

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

Texas. Nearest qualified station: LUBBOCK, TX US (USW00023042), 7.7 miles. Median last 32°F April 4. Median first 32°F November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 210 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 22	April 4	March 17
First 32°F on or before	October 19	November 2	November 14

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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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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