Arab, AL 35016 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arab, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/19, about 203 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/18, about 244 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Arab, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Arab before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arab compares
At roughly 244 frost-free days, Arab places 8,227 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 252 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Arab can differ from the 35016 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Arab's frost date answer different questions.