Baileyton, AL 35019 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Baileyton, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 210 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 Baileyton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Baileyton 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
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Baileyton compares
Baileyton's growing season runs about 210 days, ranking 15,077 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 742 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Baileyton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Baileyton can differ from the 35019 normal.