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When to plant in Crowley, TX

USDA Zone 8b

Crowley, Texas frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

Zone 8b means many perennials and even some tender shrubs overwinter in Crowley, while your frost dates still decide when annuals go out.

Station · BURLESON · 7.9 km
Last spring frost
March 21
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 14
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
238 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for CrowleyA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Crowley: last spring frost around March 21, first fall frost around November 14, about 238 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

BURLESON · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Crowley’s own odds, recorded at BURLESON.

Frost-probability curves for CrowleyProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 21 and the first fall frost around November 14, giving about 238 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FApr 22Apr 3Mar 15Oct 20Nov 4Nov 20
32°FApr 10Mar 21Feb 28Oct 29Nov 14Dec 2
28°FMar 29Mar 8Feb 14Nov 7Nov 25Dec 14

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowin 6 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 25August 8
Fall sowin 20 days
Rutabaga
August 8August 22

Add these crops to your calendar (.ics) ↓

Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Crowley, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 23 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

BURLESON
Primary
8 km · 232 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 21
FALL
Nov 14
BENBROOK DAM
11 km · 241 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 14
FALL
Nov 16
FT WORTH NAS
23 km · 185 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 3
FALL
Nov 27

Crowley planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Crowley, TX?

Plan for the last spring frost in Crowley around March 21 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Crowley, TX?

The first fall frost in Crowley typically arrives around November 14 (50% probability at 32°F). Harvest or protect frost-sensitive crops before then.

What hardiness zone is Crowley in?

Crowley is in USDA hardiness zone 8b. In zone 8b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Crowley?

There are roughly 238 frost-free days in Crowley (a long growing season), running from the average last frost around March 21 to the first fall frost near November 14.

When should I plant tomatoes in Crowley?

In Crowley, start tomato seeds indoors around January 24–February 7, then transplant seedlings outdoors around March 28 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at BURLESON, 8 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

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BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Crowley, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00411246. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/crowley.