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When to plant in Raymondville, TX

USDA Zone 10a

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

Raymondville enjoys a long ~339-day frost-free season — you can succession-sow, fit in a second crop, and grow long-season heat-lovers with room to spare. Zone 10a is warm enough that Raymondville can grow subtropical perennials, and the short (or absent) frost period barely limits the annual calendar.

Station · RAYMONDVILLE · 1.4 km
Last spring frost
January 21
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
December 26
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
339 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for RaymondvilleA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Raymondville: last spring frost around January 21, first fall frost around December 26, about 339 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

The average last spring frost in Raymondville is now 10 days earlier than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →

Frost probability

RAYMONDVILLE · 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 Raymondville’s own odds, recorded at RAYMONDVILLE.

Frost-probability curves for RaymondvilleProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 21 and the first fall frost around December 26, giving about 339 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°FMar 16Feb 15Jan 3Nov 18Dec 8Jan 5
32°FFeb 27Jan 21Dec 18Dec 1Dec 26Feb 1
28°FFeb 8Jan 7Dec 15Dec 9Jan 2Feb 1

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

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19

Nothing new to sow or transplant outdoors in the next few weeks — a seasonal lull. Check the full-year calendar below for the next window.

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

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

Nearby weather stations

3 within 29 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.

RAYMONDVILLE
Primary
1 km · 9 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 21
FALL
Dec 26
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW
25 km · 15 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 10
FALL
Dec 27
EDINBURG 17 NNE
29 km · 20 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 21
FALL
Dec 23

Raymondville planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Raymondville, TX?

Raymondville's average last spring frost falls near January 21 — 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 Raymondville, TX?

In Raymondville, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around December 26 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Raymondville in?

Raymondville is in USDA hardiness zone 10a. In zone 10a, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Raymondville?

There are roughly 339 frost-free days in Raymondville (a long growing season), running from the average last frost around January 21 to the first fall frost near December 26.

When should I plant tomatoes in Raymondville?

In Raymondville, start tomato seeds indoors around November 26–December 10, then transplant seedlings outdoors around January 28 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at RAYMONDVILLE, 1 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Raymondville, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 10a." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00417458. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/raymondville.