Hayden, AL 35079 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hayden, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hayden 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Hayden before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hayden's last frost
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 Hayden compares
About 205 days separate Hayden's last and first frost, putting it 16,348 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 787 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Hayden can differ from the 35079 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Hayden's frost date answer different questions.