Frost dates in Lubbock, 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 Lubbock is April 4, and the average first fall frost is November 2, from NOAA's Lubbock station, 8 miles from the middle of Lubbock. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after April 22, and the first one by October 19. That leaves about 212 frost-free days. Lubbock is in USDA planting zone 7b.
Weather stations around Lubbock
The first row is the date most people in Lubbock go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock 8 mi away, 3,259 ft | April 4 1 in 10 after April 22 | November 2 1 in 10 by October 19 | 212 days |
| Lubbock Wfo 2 mi away, 3,235 ft | March 24 1 in 10 after April 15 | November 11 1 in 10 by October 28 | 232 days |
| Abernathy 19 mi away, 3,368 ft | April 9 1 in 10 after April 25 | November 1 1 in 10 by October 18 | 206 days |
| Tahoka 27 mi away, 3,120 ft | April 2 1 in 10 after April 17 | November 8 1 in 10 by October 24 | 220 days |
| Levelland 28 mi away, 3,514 ft | April 9 1 in 10 after April 25 | November 1 1 in 10 by October 18 | 206 days |
Distances are from the middle of Lubbock 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 79410, at the middle of the city.
Your exact ZIP code
Lubbock 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