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When to plant in Town of Pecos, TX

USDA Zone 8a

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

In zone 8a, Town of Pecos supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.

Station · PECOS 8W · 10.6 km
Last spring frost
March 18
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 10
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
237 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Town of PecosA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Town of Pecos: last spring frost around March 18, first fall frost around November 10, about 237 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

PECOS 8W · 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 Town of Pecos’s own odds, recorded at PECOS 8W.

Frost-probability curves for Town of PecosProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 18 and the first fall frost around November 10, giving about 237 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 4Mar 14Oct 22Nov 2Nov 14
32°FApr 5Mar 18Feb 28Oct 29Nov 10Nov 26
28°FMar 20Mar 4Feb 15Nov 5Nov 20Dec 6

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 2 days
Brussels Sprouts
July 21August 4
Fall sowin 16 days
Rutabaga
August 4August 18

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

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

Nearby weather stations

2 within 50 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.

PECOS 8W
Primary
11 km · 830 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 18
FALL
Nov 10
BALMORHEA
50 km · 982 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 29
FALL
Nov 9

Town of Pecos planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Town of Pecos, TX?

Town of Pecos's average last spring frost falls near March 18 — 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 Town of Pecos, TX?

The first fall frost in Town of Pecos typically arrives around November 10 (50% probability at 32°F). Harvest or protect frost-sensitive crops before then.

What hardiness zone is Town of Pecos in?

Town of Pecos is in USDA hardiness zone 8a. In zone 8a, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Town of Pecos?

Town of Pecos has about 237 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (March 18) and first fall frost (November 10).

When should I plant tomatoes in Town of Pecos?

For Town of Pecos, sow tomatoes indoors about January 21–February 4 and move the seedlings out around March 25, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at PECOS 8W, 11 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 Town of Pecos, TX — Frost Dates & Zone 8a." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00416893. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/texas/town-of-pecos.