Wilton, AL 35035 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wilton, AL?
Around 03/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 196 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/16, about 248 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wilton in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Wilton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Wilton's last frost
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wilton compares
About 248 days separate Wilton's last and first frost, putting it 7,723 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 221 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Wilton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wilton's dates instead of trusting one.