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When to plant in Highland Village, TX

USDA Zone 8b

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

Highland Village enjoys a long ~252-day frost-free season — you can succession-sow, fit in a second crop, and grow long-season heat-lovers with room to spare. In zone 8b, Highland Village supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.

Station · DENTON 2 SE · 12.8 km
Last spring frost
March 13
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 20
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
252 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Highland VillageA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Highland Village: last spring frost around March 13, first fall frost around November 20, about 252 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

The average last spring frost in Highland Village is now 6 days earlier than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →

Frost probability

DENTON 2 SE · 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 Highland Village’s own odds, recorded at DENTON 2 SE.

Frost-probability curves for Highland VillageProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 13 and the first fall frost around November 20, giving about 252 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 16Mar 28Mar 8Oct 26Nov 10Nov 26
32°FMar 31Mar 13Feb 24Nov 3Nov 20Dec 8
28°FMar 18Mar 1Feb 6Nov 11Dec 1Dec 22

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 12 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 31August 14

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

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

Nearby weather stations

3 within 18 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.

DENTON 2 SE
Primary
13 km · 192 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 13
FALL
Nov 20
GRAPEVINE DAM
15 km · 178 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 14
FALL
Nov 17
DENTON MUNI AP
18 km · 196 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 24
FALL
Nov 7

Highland Village planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Highland Village, TX?

Highland Village's average last spring frost falls near March 13 — the 50% mark at 32°F in the 1991–2020 normals. Hold tender transplants until the risk has passed, then plant out.

When is the first fall frost in Highland Village, TX?

The first fall frost in Highland Village typically arrives around November 20 (50% probability at 32°F). Harvest or protect frost-sensitive crops before then.

What hardiness zone is Highland Village in?

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

How long is the growing season in Highland Village?

Highland Village has about 252 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (March 13) and first fall frost (November 20).

When should I plant tomatoes in Highland Village?

For Highland Village, sow tomatoes indoors about January 16–January 30 and move the seedlings out around March 20, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at DENTON 2 SE, 13 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 Highland Village, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00412404. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/highland-village.