West Point, AL 35179 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Point, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 210 frost-free days later.
West Point 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in West Point 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
04/05 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 West Point compares
At roughly 210 frost-free days, West Point places 15,084 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 748 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in West Point can differ from the 35179 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and West Point's frost date answer different questions.