Frost dates in Pasadena, 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 Pasadena is January 30, and the average first fall frost is December 28, from NOAA's Houston Hobby Airport station, 8 miles from the middle of Pasadena. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after March 1, and the first one by November 27. That leaves about 332 frost-free days. Pasadena is in USDA planting zone 9b.
Weather stations around Pasadena
The first row is the date most people in Pasadena go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hobby Airport 8 mi away, 44 ft | January 30 1 in 10 after March 1 | December 28 1 in 10 by November 27 | 332 days |
| Houston-Port 10 mi away, 19 ft | February 2 1 in 10 after March 5 | December 25 1 in 10 by November 27 | 326 days |
| Houston Clover Fld 11 mi away, 44 ft | January 31 1 in 10 after March 5 | December 27 1 in 10 by November 28 | 330 days |
| Houston Nwso 13 mi away, 19 ft | January 31 1 in 10 after March 5 | December 14 1 in 10 by November 19 | 317 days |
| Baytown 20 mi away, 26 ft | February 20 1 in 10 after March 14 | December 4 1 in 10 by November 12 | 287 days |
Distances are from the middle of Pasadena 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 77505, at the middle of the city.
Your exact ZIP code
Pasadena 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