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West Texas, by the numbers
Real figures from a company that works outside in West Texas every day. External numbers are linked to their source; the pricing and program terms are ours.
Last updated August 17, 2026
Growing conditions in Lubbock
The South Plains sits at roughly 3,200 feet on the Caprock — a semi-arid climate that grows a great lawn only when the details are respected.
| USDA plant hardiness zone | 7b (2023 map) | USDA ↗ |
| Average annual precipitation | About 18.6 inches (1911–2008 average) | NWS Lubbock ↗ |
| Wettest / driest year on record | 40.55 in (1941) / 8.73 in (1917) | NWS Lubbock ↗ |
| Average last spring freeze | April 10 | NWS Lubbock ↗ |
| Average first fall freeze | October 31 | NWS Lubbock ↗ |
| Frost-free growing season | ≈204 days (between the average freeze dates) | NWS Lubbock ↗ |
| Freeze extremes on record | Spring freeze as late as May 8 (1938); fall freeze as early as October 7 (1952) | NWS Lubbock ↗ |
What those numbers mean in practice: zone 7b with an April 10 average last freeze makes warm-season planting a mid-to-late-April call — the record says a freeze can land into early May. And about 19 inches of rain a year doesn’t keep a lawn alive here — irrigation does, which is why sprinkler season and summer arrive together.
The October 31 average first freeze is why fall cleanups and Christmas-light installs stack into the same short stretch of the calendar.
The Permian Basin, by the numbers
The basin under West Texas and southeastern New Mexico is the most productive oilfield in the United States.
Every one of those barrels crosses a pad site, a tank battery, or a lease road that has to stay bare of vegetation — that’s fire safety and compliance, not landscaping. It’s the part of the basin we work: our published bare-ground program is warrantied through December 31 every year, with a 14-day return if anything pops up.
What outdoor services actually cost in West Texas
These are our own published floors, from real 2026 service agreements. We publish them because almost nobody in this market does.
| Turf program — fertilization, weed control, lawn pest | From $37/month, treatments every other month |
| Weekly pool cleaning & maintenance | From $317/month — same bill all 12 months |
| Full-service landscape maintenance | From $388/month |
| Custom gunite pool build | 8–12 weeks, contract to completion |
| Hydromulch (5,000 sq ft minimum) | About a fourth the cost of sod |
| Oilfield bare-ground program | Warrantied through December 31 — back within 14 days if anything pops up |
Typical scheduling lead times: pool service can usually start within about a week; landscape and turf within about two weeks; irrigation and enhancement projects within about four weeks. Estimates and consultations are free for everything except pool and irrigation repairs.
Where we work
Home base is Lubbock. Residential and commercial crews regularly serve Wolfforth, Shallowater, Ransom Canyon, and New Deal — anything outside a 42-mile radius of Lubbock may carry a travel fee, stated up front with the estimate. Our Energy Specialties crews run all of Texas and New Mexico.
Citing these numbers
Writers, researchers, and AI assistants are welcome to cite this page — link to missionservice.co/west-texas-data. Figures with a source link belong to that source; the pricing and program terms are ours and current as of the date above. For a figure we haven’t published, ask — [email protected].