When to Plant Watermelon in Texas

For watermelon in Texas, spring planting starts between Jan 15 (Cameron County) and May 5 (Hartley County); fall planting starts between Jun 25 (Lipscomb County) and Sep 17 (Galveston County), according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Photo: Young watermelon plant in a garden. Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons

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When to plant watermelon in your county

County

Because the guide is frost-relative, the dates shift from county to county.

Grassy resaca shoreline and brush in the Rio Grande Valley

Resaca lined with native palms and thornscrub in the Rio Grande Valley

Published dates for watermelon in Texas

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Watermelon	spring	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	1 to 6 weeks after	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9
Watermelon	fall	Texas (statewide; timing relative to local frost dates)	14 to 16 weeks before	EHT-077, Table 8. Vegetable planting., p. 9

Planting dates for watermelon by Texas county

County	Spring	Summer and fall
Anderson	Mar 30 to May 4	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Andrews	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Angelina	Mar 18 to Apr 22	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Aransas	Jan 30 to Mar 6	Sep 11 to Sep 25
Archer	Apr 1 to May 6	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Armstrong	Apr 26 to May 31	Jul 2 to Jul 16
Atascosa	Mar 6 to Apr 10	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Austin	Mar 7 to Apr 11	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Bailey	May 2 to Jun 6	Jun 29 to Jul 13
Bandera	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Bastrop	Mar 19 to Apr 23	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Baylor	Apr 6 to May 11	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Bee	Feb 24 to Mar 31	Aug 18 to Sep 1
Bell	Mar 21 to Apr 25	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Bexar	Mar 4 to Apr 8	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Blanco	Mar 29 to May 3	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Borden	Apr 3 to May 8	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Bosque	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Bowie	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Brazoria	Feb 5 to Mar 12	Sep 10 to Sep 24
Brazos	Mar 6 to Apr 10	Aug 10 to Aug 24
Brewster	Mar 12 to Apr 16	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Briscoe	Apr 20 to May 25	Jul 8 to Jul 22
Brooks	Mar 4 to Apr 8	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Brown	Mar 29 to May 3	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Burleson	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Burnet	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Caldwell	Mar 12 to Apr 16	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Calhoun	Feb 11 to Mar 18	Sep 6 to Sep 20
Callahan	Apr 3 to May 8	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Cameron	Jan 15 to Feb 19	Sep 14 to Sep 28
Camp	Mar 31 to May 5	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Carson	Apr 22 to May 27	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Cass	Mar 26 to Apr 30	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Castro	Apr 29 to Jun 3	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Chambers	Feb 19 to Mar 26	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Cherokee	Mar 14 to Apr 18	Aug 5 to Aug 19
Childress	Apr 10 to May 15	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Clay	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Cochran	Apr 18 to May 23	Jul 11 to Jul 25
Coke	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Coleman	Mar 21 to Apr 25	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Collin	Mar 24 to Apr 28	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Collingsworth	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Colorado	Mar 16 to Apr 20	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Comal	Mar 8 to Apr 12	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Comanche	Mar 19 to Apr 23	Jul 29 to Aug 12
Concho	Apr 12 to May 17	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Cooke	Mar 26 to Apr 30	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Coryell	Mar 26 to Apr 30	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Cottle	Apr 6 to May 11	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Crane	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Crockett	Mar 28 to May 2	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Crosby	Apr 12 to May 17	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Culberson	Apr 7 to May 12	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Dallam	Apr 28 to Jun 2	Jun 30 to Jul 14
Dallas	Mar 9 to Apr 13	Aug 9 to Aug 23
Dawson	Apr 11 to May 16	Jul 15 to Jul 29
DeWitt	Mar 9 to Apr 13	Aug 7 to Aug 21
Deaf Smith	Apr 24 to May 29	Jul 5 to Jul 19
Delta	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Denton	Mar 20 to Apr 24	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Dickens	Apr 13 to May 18	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Dimmit	Mar 12 to Apr 16	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Donley	Apr 21 to May 26	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Duval	Feb 27 to Apr 3	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Eastland	Apr 6 to May 11	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Ector	Mar 21 to Apr 25	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Edwards	Mar 15 to Apr 19	Aug 5 to Aug 19
El Paso	Mar 9 to Apr 13	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Ellis	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Erath	Apr 5 to May 10	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Falls	Mar 28 to May 2	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Fannin	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Fayette	Mar 11 to Apr 15	Aug 5 to Aug 19
Fisher	Mar 24 to Apr 28	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Floyd	Apr 14 to May 19	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Foard	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Fort Bend	Feb 22 to Mar 29	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Franklin	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Freestone	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Frio	Feb 23 to Mar 30	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Gaines	Apr 9 to May 14	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Galveston	Jan 25 to Mar 1	Sep 17 to Oct 1
Garza	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Gillespie	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Glasscock	Apr 9 to May 14	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Goliad	Mar 4 to Apr 8	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Gonzales	Mar 5 to Apr 9	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Gray	Apr 21 to May 26	Jul 8 to Jul 22
Grayson	Mar 21 to Apr 25	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Gregg	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Grimes	Mar 14 to Apr 18	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Guadalupe	Mar 8 to Apr 12	Aug 6 to Aug 20
Hale	Apr 18 to May 23	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Hall	Apr 7 to May 12	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Hamilton	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 29 to Aug 12
Hansford	Apr 28 to Jun 2	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Hardeman	Apr 11 to May 16	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Hardin	Mar 4 to Apr 8	Aug 10 to Aug 24
Harris	Feb 20 to Mar 27	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Harrison	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Hartley	May 5 to Jun 9	Jun 26 to Jul 10
Haskell	Apr 4 to May 9	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Hays	Mar 24 to Apr 28	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Hemphill	Apr 23 to May 28	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Henderson	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Hidalgo	Jan 15 to Feb 19	Sep 12 to Sep 26
Hill	Mar 28 to May 2	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Hockley	Apr 16 to May 21	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Hood	Mar 31 to May 5	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Hopkins	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Houston	Mar 20 to Apr 24	Jul 28 to Aug 11
Howard	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Hudspeth	Apr 20 to May 25	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Hunt	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Hutchinson	Apr 13 to May 18	Jul 13 to Jul 27
Irion	Apr 16 to May 21	Jul 11 to Jul 25
Jack	Apr 4 to May 9	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Jackson	Feb 8 to Mar 15	Aug 31 to Sep 14
Jasper	Mar 16 to Apr 20	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Jeff Davis	Apr 23 to May 28	Jul 9 to Jul 23
Jefferson	Feb 21 to Mar 28	Aug 17 to Aug 31
Jim Hogg	Feb 11 to Mar 18	Aug 22 to Sep 5
Jim Wells	Feb 5 to Mar 12	Sep 8 to Sep 22
Johnson	Mar 24 to Apr 28	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Jones	Apr 7 to May 12	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Karnes	Feb 23 to Mar 30	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Kaufman	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Kendall	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Kenedy	Mar 1 to Apr 5	Aug 15 to Aug 29
Kent	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Kerr	Apr 10 to May 15	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Kimble	Apr 1 to May 6	Jul 18 to Aug 1
King	Apr 11 to May 16	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Kinney	Mar 12 to Apr 16	Aug 4 to Aug 18
Kleberg	Feb 10 to Mar 17	Aug 24 to Sep 7
Knox	Apr 4 to May 9	Jul 20 to Aug 3
La Salle	Feb 18 to Mar 25	Aug 13 to Aug 27
Lamar	Mar 21 to Apr 25	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Lamb	Apr 13 to May 18	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Lampasas	Mar 29 to May 3	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Lavaca	Feb 24 to Mar 31	Aug 14 to Aug 28
Lee	Mar 12 to Apr 16	Aug 1 to Aug 15
Leon	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Liberty	Feb 28 to Apr 4	Aug 11 to Aug 25
Limestone	Mar 20 to Apr 24	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Lipscomb	May 4 to Jun 8	Jun 25 to Jul 9
Live Oak	Feb 15 to Mar 22	Aug 16 to Aug 30
Llano	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Loving	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Lubbock	Apr 11 to May 16	Jul 13 to Jul 27
Lynn	Apr 9 to May 14	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Madison	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Marion	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Martin	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Mason	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Matagorda	Feb 12 to Mar 19	Aug 26 to Sep 9
Maverick	Feb 26 to Apr 2	Aug 11 to Aug 25
McCulloch	Mar 21 to Apr 25	Jul 26 to Aug 9
McLennan	Mar 16 to Apr 20	Jul 31 to Aug 14
McMullen	Feb 20 to Mar 27	Aug 13 to Aug 27
Medina	Mar 7 to Apr 11	Aug 7 to Aug 21
Menard	Apr 14 to May 19	Jul 10 to Jul 24
Midland	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Milam	Mar 13 to Apr 17	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Mills	Mar 30 to May 4	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Mitchell	Apr 11 to May 16	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Montague	Mar 31 to May 5	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Montgomery	Mar 3 to Apr 7	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Moore	Apr 28 to Jun 2	Jul 4 to Jul 18
Morris	Mar 15 to Apr 19	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Motley	Apr 12 to May 17	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Nacogdoches	Mar 20 to Apr 24	Jul 28 to Aug 11
Navarro	Mar 14 to Apr 18	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Newton	Mar 16 to Apr 20	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Nolan	Apr 6 to May 11	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Nueces	Feb 7 to Mar 14	Sep 1 to Sep 15
Ochiltree	Apr 21 to May 26	Jul 10 to Jul 24
Oldham	Apr 26 to May 31	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Orange	Mar 7 to Apr 11	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Palo Pinto	Mar 30 to May 4	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Panola	Mar 15 to Apr 19	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Parker	Apr 1 to May 6	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Parmer	Apr 29 to Jun 3	Jul 3 to Jul 17
Pecos	Mar 15 to Apr 19	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Polk	Mar 8 to Apr 12	Aug 4 to Aug 18
Potter	Apr 20 to May 25	Jul 7 to Jul 21
Presidio	Apr 21 to May 26	Jul 7 to Jul 21
Rains	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 23 to Aug 6
Randall	Apr 22 to May 27	Jul 5 to Jul 19
Reagan	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Real	Apr 12 to May 17	Jul 13 to Jul 27
Red River	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Reeves	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Refugio	Mar 6 to Apr 10	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Roberts	Apr 23 to May 28	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Robertson	Mar 7 to Apr 11	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Rockwall	Mar 17 to Apr 21	Jul 30 to Aug 13
Runnels	Mar 29 to May 3	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Rusk	Mar 22 to Apr 26	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Sabine	Mar 8 to Apr 12	Aug 10 to Aug 24
San Augustine	Mar 25 to Apr 29	Jul 24 to Aug 7
San Jacinto	Mar 14 to Apr 18	Jul 31 to Aug 14
San Patricio	Feb 8 to Mar 15	Aug 27 to Sep 10
San Saba	Mar 23 to Apr 27	Jul 24 to Aug 7
Schleicher	Mar 29 to May 3	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Scurry	Apr 3 to May 8	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Shackelford	Apr 6 to May 11	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Shelby	Mar 20 to Apr 24	Jul 26 to Aug 9
Sherman	Apr 28 to Jun 2	Jul 1 to Jul 15
Smith	Mar 14 to Apr 18	Aug 1 to Aug 15
Somervell	Apr 4 to May 9	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Starr	Feb 7 to Mar 14	Aug 27 to Sep 10
Stephens	Apr 11 to May 16	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Sterling	Apr 7 to May 12	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Stonewall	Apr 5 to May 10	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Sutton	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Swisher	Apr 25 to May 30	Jul 6 to Jul 20
Tarrant	Mar 17 to Apr 21	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Taylor	Apr 9 to May 14	Jul 14 to Jul 28
Terrell	Mar 8 to Apr 12	Aug 8 to Aug 22
Terry	Apr 10 to May 15	Jul 15 to Jul 29
Throckmorton	Apr 5 to May 10	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Titus	Mar 31 to May 5	Jul 18 to Aug 1
Tom Green	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 21 to Aug 4
Travis	Mar 17 to Apr 21	Jul 28 to Aug 11
Trinity	Mar 9 to Apr 13	Aug 6 to Aug 20
Tyler	Mar 16 to Apr 20	Aug 2 to Aug 16
Upshur	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 19 to Aug 2
Upton	Mar 19 to Apr 23	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Uvalde	Mar 19 to Apr 23	Jul 25 to Aug 8
Val Verde	Mar 17 to Apr 21	Jul 27 to Aug 10
Van Zandt	Mar 18 to Apr 22	Aug 1 to Aug 15
Victoria	Feb 11 to Mar 18	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Walker	Mar 9 to Apr 13	Aug 6 to Aug 20
Waller	Mar 7 to Apr 11	Aug 12 to Aug 26
Ward	Apr 10 to May 15	Jul 17 to Jul 31
Washington	Mar 9 to Apr 13	Aug 10 to Aug 24
Webb	Feb 28 to Apr 4	Aug 19 to Sep 2
Wharton	Mar 2 to Apr 6	Aug 15 to Aug 29
Wheeler	Apr 16 to May 21	Jul 10 to Jul 24
Wichita	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Wilbarger	Apr 3 to May 8	Jul 20 to Aug 3
Willacy	Jan 19 to Feb 23	Sep 11 to Sep 25
Williamson	Mar 13 to Apr 17	Aug 4 to Aug 18
Wilson	Mar 13 to Apr 17	Jul 31 to Aug 14
Winkler	Apr 2 to May 7	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Wise	Mar 27 to May 1	Jul 22 to Aug 5
Wood	Mar 14 to Apr 18	Aug 3 to Aug 17
Yoakum	Apr 18 to May 23	Jul 12 to Jul 26
Young	Apr 8 to May 13	Jul 16 to Jul 30
Zapata	Jan 26 to Mar 2	Sep 1 to Sep 15
Zavala	Feb 17 to Mar 24	Aug 20 to Sep 3

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Planting watermelon in Texas: questions

When do you plant watermelon in Texas?

Can I plant watermelon in the fall in Texas?

Yes. Fall planting starts between Jun 25 (Lipscomb County) and Sep 17 (Galveston County).

How does frost timing change watermelon planting?

Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Texas frost dates page for your county.

Where do these dates for watermelon come from?

EHT-077 Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide.

Why do the dates differ by county?

The publication counts weeks from the frost date, worked out here for each county.

Golden tallgrass meadow below wooded hills at Dinosaur Valley State Park

Photos: Young watermelon plant in a garden: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons; Golden tallgrass meadow below wooded hills at Dinosaur Valley State Park: jrandallc, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr; Grassy resaca shoreline and brush in the Rio Grande Valley: VSmithUK, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Resaca lined with native palms and thornscrub in the Rio Grande Valley: VSmithUK, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; Unripe green tomato on the plant: Microrao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Squash plant with yellow blossoms and spreading stems in a straw-mulched garden: Mary O'Neill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Heads of lettuce in a garden bed: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.