Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 76207
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 76207 in zone 8a (the coldest night of a typical year: 10 to 15°F).
The nearest station, Denton, TX, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 24 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 8a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton, TXDenton Municipal Airport | 2 mi | 642 ft | March 24 | April 17 | November 7 | 8a |
| Denton (2 mi SE), TX | 4 mi | 630 ft | March 13 | March 31 | November 20 | 8b |
| Pilot Point, TXPilot Point Island Du Boi | 14 mi | 690 ft | March 24 | April 13 | November 16 | – |
| Fort Worth, TXFort Worth Alliance Airport | 19 mi | 685 ft | March 12 | April 3 | November 17 | 8a |
| Grapevine, TXGrapevine Dam | 20 mi | 585 ft | March 14 | April 3 | November 17 | 8a |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Denton
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 27 | April 18 | April 8 | March 19 | October 30 | October 15 |
| 32°F | April 17 | April 4 | March 24 | March 3 | November 7 | October 22 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 3 | March 17 | March 9 | February 18 | November 20 | November 1 |
| 24°F | March 16 | March 5 | February 25 | January 29 | December 3 | November 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.