Kimberly, AL 35091 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kimberly, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 212 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 Kimberly, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Kimberly 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
04/04 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 Kimberly compares
About 212 days separate Kimberly's last and first frost, putting it 14,600 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 691 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Kimberly can differ from the 35091 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Kimberly's frost date answer different questions.