Warrior, AL 35180 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Warrior, AL?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 212 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warrior 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 Warrior before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Warrior's last frost
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 Warrior compares
Warrior's growing season runs about 212 days, ranking 14,605 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 692 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Warrior's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Warrior can differ from the 35180 normal.