Smiths Station, AL 31808 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Smiths Station, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/21, roughly 205 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 243 frost-free days later.
Smiths Station sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Smiths Station before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Smiths Station's last frost
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Smiths Station compares
Smiths Station's growing season runs about 243 days, ranking 8,290 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 264 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Smiths Station can differ from the 31808 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Smiths Station's frost date answer different questions.