Frost dates in Midland, 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 Midland is March 18, and the average first fall frost is November 14, from NOAA's Midland Odessa station, 7 miles from the middle of Midland. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after April 8, and the first one by November 1. That leaves about 241 frost-free days. Midland is in USDA planting zone 8b.
Weather stations around Midland
The first row is the date most people in Midland go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Odessa 7 mi away, 2,868 ft | March 18 1 in 10 after April 8 | November 14 1 in 10 by November 1 | 241 days |
| Midland 4 ENE 5 mi away, 2,776 ft | March 26 1 in 10 after April 15 | November 9 1 in 10 by October 25 | 228 days |
| Odessa 18 mi away, 2,910 ft | March 15 1 in 10 after April 9 | November 16 1 in 10 by November 1 | 246 days |
| Odessa Schlemeyer Fld 18 mi away, 3,001 ft | March 19 1 in 10 after April 8 | November 11 1 in 10 by October 29 | 237 days |
| Crane 10N 30 mi away, 2,927 ft | March 15 1 in 10 after April 2 | November 12 1 in 10 by October 28 | 242 days |
Distances are from the middle of Midland 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 79701, at the middle of the city.
Your exact ZIP code
Midland 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