Plan your vegetable garden in Texas

All the statistical weather information you need to prepare a bulletproof plan for your garden in Texas

Temperature range in Texas

Texas has temperatures ranging from 32°F to 103°F, with approximately 245 frost free days.

Texas has 146 days with average temperature range from 50°F to 90°F that are suitable for growing warm season vegetables and 171 days with average temperature range from 40°F to 80°F that are suitable for growing cool season vegetables

Chart displaying weekly air temperature in Texas — Texas air temperature chart based on weather statistics from 2019 to 2023

Total frost free days (after last frost and before first frost)	245
Total days suitable to grow warm season vegetables	146
Total days suitable to grow cool season vegetables	171
Day with highest recorded temperature in past 4 years	August 17: 103°F
Day with lowest recorded temperature in past 4 years	December 27: 32°F
First expected frost date	November 12
Last expected frost date	March 12

Notable temperature facts for gardening in Texas

Warm season vegetables you can grow in Texas

Chart displaying days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Texas — Days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Texas

Warm season vegetables can be planted in Texas after March 20 when air temperatures are consistently above 50°F (10°C) and soil temperature is above 50°F (10°C)

Good temperature range for warm season vegetables is between 50°F and 90°F. With warm season vegetables it is important to wait until all conditions are optimal, because sudden temperature drop can stun new vegetable growth, this way delaying overall harvest.

Warm season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in Texas

Summer squash

Chayote

Eggplant

Okra

Watermelon

Warm season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Texas

Cucumber

Winter squash

Sweet corn

Tomato

Tomatillo

True Melon

Cool season vegetables you can grow in Texas

Chart displaying days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Texas — Days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Texas

Cool season vegetables can be planted in Texas after January 01 when average air temperature is consistently above 40°F (4°C) and soil temperature is above 45°F (7°C)

Good temperature range for cool season vegetables is between 40°F and 80°F. With cool season vegetables it is important to avoid high air temperatures because exposure to high temperatures is most likely to stun growth, cause bitterness and encourage premature bolting in some plants. Plan your cool vegetable planting so they are harvested before hot weather stretch, provide them with additional shading.

Cool season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in Texas

Arugula

Beets

Kale

Lettuce

Radish

Spinach

Swiss chard

Turnip

Rhubarb

Chives

Coriander

Kohlrabi

Cool season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Texas

Peas

Broccoli

Carrot

Cauliflower

Rutabaga

Parsley

Endive

Artichoke

Parsnip

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Texas

Tolerable temperature range for cool season vegetables: 40°F to 80°F

Tolerable temperature range for warm season vegetables: 50°F to 90°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for cool season vegetables	Suitable for warm season vegetables
1	January 01 - January 03	45°F to 61°F	30°F to 79°F	TRUE
2	January 04 - January 10	46°F to 65°F	34°F to 77°F	TRUE
3	January 11 - January 17	45°F to 64°F	30°F to 78°F	TRUE
4	January 18 - January 24	45°F to 62°F	30°F to 74°F	TRUE
5	January 25 - January 31	43°F to 61°F	33°F to 73°F	TRUE
6	February 01 - February 07	44°F to 64°F	23°F to 78°F	TRUE
7	February 08 - February 14	42°F to 61°F	23°F to 76°F	TRUE
8	February 15 - February 21	42°F to 62°F	9°F to 81°F	TRUE
9	February 22 - February 28	48°F to 67°F	31°F to 81°F	TRUE
10	March 01 - March 07	49°F to 70°F	28°F to 82°F	TRUE
11	March 08 - March 14	54°F to 73°F	31°F to 85°F	TRUE	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	52°F to 71°F	38°F to 82°F	TRUE	TRUE
13	March 22 - March 28	57°F to 77°F	44°F to 88°F	TRUE	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	57°F to 76°F	42°F to 89°F	TRUE	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	59°F to 79°F	49°F to 91°F	TRUE	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	58°F to 78°F	44°F to 89°F	TRUE	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	60°F to 79°F	45°F to 90°F	TRUE	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	63°F to 82°F	53°F to 89°F		TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	67°F to 85°F	58°F to 94°F		TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	65°F to 82°F	56°F to 95°F		TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	69°F to 86°F	62°F to 96°F		TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	69°F to 85°F	62°F to 94°F		TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	70°F to 86°F	65°F to 97°F		TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	73°F to 92°F	65°F to 101°F
25	June 14 - June 20	74°F to 93°F	67°F to 101°F
26	June 21 - June 27	76°F to 93°F	71°F to 101°F
27	June 28 - July 04	75°F to 92°F	71°F to 99°F
28	July 05 - July 11	77°F to 93°F	72°F to 102°F
29	July 12 - July 18	77°F to 96°F	72°F to 103°F
30	July 19 - July 25	77°F to 95°F	68°F to 103°F
31	July 26 - August 01	77°F to 95°F	70°F to 101°F
32	August 02 - August 08	77°F to 95°F	72°F to 102°F
33	August 09 - August 15	78°F to 97°F	74°F to 103°F
34	August 16 - August 22	77°F to 95°F	72°F to 103°F
35	August 23 - August 29	76°F to 94°F	73°F to 103°F
36	August 30 - September 05	76°F to 93°F	71°F to 100°F
37	September 06 - September 12	73°F to 91°F	61°F to 103°F
38	September 13 - September 19	72°F to 89°F	67°F to 96°F		TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	71°F to 89°F	61°F to 97°F		TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	69°F to 87°F	57°F to 94°F		TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	66°F to 85°F	57°F to 92°F		TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	63°F to 82°F	49°F to 94°F		TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	63°F to 82°F	48°F to 90°F		TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	55°F to 72°F	36°F to 87°F	TRUE	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	54°F to 73°F	37°F to 84°F	TRUE	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	54°F to 70°F	30°F to 84°F	TRUE	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	51°F to 69°F	38°F to 83°F	TRUE	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	50°F to 66°F	39°F to 78°F	TRUE	TRUE
49	November 29 - December 05	50°F to 68°F	35°F to 78°F	TRUE
50	December 06 - December 12	51°F to 69°F	36°F to 80°F	TRUE	TRUE
51	December 13 - December 19	46°F to 64°F	33°F to 79°F	TRUE
52	December 20 - December 26	45°F to 63°F	17°F to 79°F	TRUE
53	December 27 - December 31	49°F to 67°F	32°F to 77°F	TRUE

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Texas

Counties in Texas

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