Westover, AL 35185 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Westover, AL?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 216 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Westover 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 Westover before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Westover's last frost
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 Westover compares
About 216 days separate Westover's last and first frost, putting it 13,818 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 667 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Westover's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Westover can differ from the 35185 normal.