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 77053
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 77053 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Houston Hobby Airport, TX, is 11 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after January 30 in half of years and after March 1 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 9b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hobby Airport, TX | 11 mi | 44 ft | January 30 | March 1 | December 28 | 9b |
| Houston Sugarland Mem, TX | 12 mi | 82 ft | February 2 | March 7 | December 11 | 9b |
| Sugar Land, TX | 12 mi | 84 ft | February 9 | March 11 | December 13 | – |
| Thompsons, TX3 mi WSW | 12 mi | 70 ft | February 15 | March 15 | December 6 | 9b |
| Houston Clover Field, TX | 14 mi | 44 ft | January 31 | March 5 | December 27 | 9b |
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 Houston Hobby Airport
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) | March 12 | February 28 | February 17 | January 20 | December 4 | November 15 |
| 32°F | March 1 | February 10 | January 30 | December 29 | December 28 | November 27 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 17 | January 30 | January 17 | December 22 | January 8 | December 12 |
| 24°F | February 10 | January 27 | January 13 | January 1 | January 12 | January 1 |
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.