Vincent, AL 35178 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vincent, AL, ZIP 35178
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 216 frost-free days later.
Vincent sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 8a around Vincent 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vincent compares
About 216 days separate Vincent's last and first frost, putting it 13,816 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 665 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Vincent's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Vincent's dates instead of trusting one.