Phenix City, AL 31904 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Phenix City, AL?
Around 03/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 189 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 265 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Phenix City in Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Phenix City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Phenix City's last frost
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Phenix City compares
At roughly 265 frost-free days, Phenix City places 5,966 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 83 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Phenix City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Phenix City can differ from the 31904 normal.