Frost dates in Grand Prairie, Texas
NOAA 1991–2020 normals for a 32 °F freeze. Low spots and the edge of town run colder than downtown.
Short answer
The average last spring frost in Grand Prairie is March 9, and the average first fall frost is November 21, from NOAA's Arlington Muni Airport station, 4 miles from the middle of Grand Prairie. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after March 28, and the first one by November 3. That leaves about 257 frost-free days. Grand Prairie is in USDA planting zone 8b.
Weather stations around Grand Prairie
The first row is the date most people in Grand Prairie go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Muni Airport 4 mi away, 630 ft | March 9 1 in 10 after March 28 | November 21 1 in 10 by November 3 | 257 days |
| Joe Pool Lake 4 mi away, 591 ft | March 20 1 in 10 after April 8 | November 13 1 in 10 by October 27 | 238 days |
| Arlington Six Flags 6 mi away, 536 ft | March 9 1 in 10 after April 2 | November 20 1 in 10 by October 31 | 256 days |
| Dallas Redbird Airport 9 mi away, 658 ft | March 6 1 in 10 after March 26 | November 25 1 in 10 by November 6 | 264 days |
| Dallas Ft Worth Airport 15 mi away, 560 ft | March 8 1 in 10 after March 26 | November 24 1 in 10 by November 6 | 261 days |
Distances are from the middle of Grand Prairie as the Census Bureau maps it. The average date is NOAA's 50% date: half of years have a later last frost, or an earlier first one. Plan by the 1-in-10 date if a freeze would cost you plants. The planting zone is the USDA 2023 zone for ZIP code 75052, at the middle of the city.
Your exact ZIP code
Grand Prairie covers a lot of ground. For the station nearest your own street, and its planting zone, type your ZIP code.
How these dates work
Frost dates come from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 Climate Normals, which work out from each weather station's daily lows how likely the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze (32 °F) are by each date. We use the station nearest the middle of your ZIP code and show its height and distance, since a station on a hill or by a lake can differ from your yard.
The average date is the 50% date: half of years have a freeze after the spring date or before the fall one. The 1-in-10 dates are NOAA's 10% dates, the ones to plan by if a late freeze would cost you plants. Within one yard, cold air pools in low spots while walls and paving hold heat, so some corners freeze before others.
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Where the numbers come from
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University (zone data)
- NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal
- NOAA, Normals calculation methodology (frost-freeze probability dates)
- US Census Bureau, 2025 ZCTA gazetteer (ZIP code centers)
- US Census Bureau, 2025 city population estimates and place gazetteer