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When to plant in Seabrook, TX

USDA Zone 9b

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

A generous ~317-day season lets Seabrook gardeners direct-sow more and still ripen long-maturity crops like melons and winter squash. Heads up: the nearest complete-normals station is about 16 km from Seabrook, so your yard's frost dates can differ — a low spot or a paved city center can shift them by a week. In zone 9b, frost is a minor factor for Seabrook — most perennials thrive, and annual vegetables can go out early and stay late.

Station · HOUSTON NWSO · 16.3 km
Last spring frost
January 31
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
December 14
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
317 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for SeabrookA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Seabrook: last spring frost around January 31, first fall frost around December 14, about 317 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

The average last spring frost in Seabrook is now 12 days earlier than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →

Frost probability

HOUSTON NWSO · 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 Seabrook’s own odds, recorded at HOUSTON NWSO.

Frost-probability curves for SeabrookProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 31 and the first fall frost around December 14, giving about 317 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 17Feb 22Jan 21Nov 9Nov 29Dec 22
32°FMar 5Jan 31Dec 25Nov 19Dec 14Jan 19
28°FFeb 24Jan 17Dec 19Dec 6Jan 3Feb 5

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.

Add the next planting windows to your calendar (.ics) ↓

Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

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

Nearby weather stations

3 within 28 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.

HOUSTON NWSO
Primary
16 km · 6 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 31
FALL
Dec 14
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD
26 km · 13 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 31
FALL
Dec 27
HOUSTON HOBBY AP
28 km · 13 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 30
FALL
Dec 28

Seabrook planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Seabrook, TX?

On average, the last spring frost in Seabrook is around January 31 (50% probability at 32°F, from 1991–2020 NOAA normals). Wait until after this date to set out tender plants like tomatoes and peppers.

When is the first fall frost in Seabrook, TX?

Expect Seabrook's first fall frost near December 14 — a 50% chance of 32°F by that date. Bring in or cover tender crops ahead of it.

What hardiness zone is Seabrook in?

Seabrook is in USDA hardiness zone 9b. In zone 9b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Seabrook?

Seabrook has about 317 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (January 31) and first fall frost (December 14).

When should I plant tomatoes in Seabrook?

For Seabrook, sow tomatoes indoors about December 6–December 20 and move the seedlings out around February 7, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at HOUSTON NWSO, 16 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 Seabrook, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 9b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00414333. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/seabrook.