Arley, AL 35053 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Arley, AL, ZIP 35053
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Arley 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
Zone 8a around Arley has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arley compares
About 205 days separate Arley's last and first frost, putting it 16,396 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 790 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Arley's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Arley can differ from the 35053 normal.