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When to plant in Hurst, TX

USDA Zone 8b

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

Hurst enjoys a long ~255-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, Hurst supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.

Station · FT WORTH WSFO · 11.0 km
Last spring frost
March 10
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 20
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
255 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for HurstA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Hurst: last spring frost around March 10, first fall frost around November 20, about 255 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

FT WORTH WSFO · 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 Hurst’s own odds, recorded at FT WORTH WSFO.

Frost-probability curves for HurstProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 10 and the first fall frost around November 20, giving about 255 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 26Mar 6Oct 26Nov 9Nov 26
32°FMar 31Mar 10Feb 21Nov 4Nov 20Dec 8
28°FMar 17Feb 26Feb 2Nov 13Dec 1Dec 23

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 Hurst, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 16 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.

FT WORTH WSFO
Primary
11 km · 196 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 10
FALL
Nov 20
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS
13 km · 163 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 9
FALL
Nov 20
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD NAAF
16 km · 215 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 5
FALL
Nov 24

Hurst planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Hurst, TX?

Plan for the last spring frost in Hurst around March 10 (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 Hurst, TX?

Expect Hurst's first fall frost near November 20 — a 50% chance of 32°F by that date. Bring in or cover tender crops ahead of it.

What hardiness zone is Hurst in?

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

How long is the growing season in Hurst?

Hurst has about 255 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (March 10) and first fall frost (November 20).

When should I plant tomatoes in Hurst?

For Hurst, sow tomatoes indoors about January 13–January 27 and move the seedlings out around March 17, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at FT WORTH WSFO, 11 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 Hurst, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00413285. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/hurst.