Hoover, AL 35226 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hoover, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/19, roughly 203 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 236 frost-free days later.
Hoover sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Hoover 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
03/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hoover compares
About 236 days separate Hoover's last and first frost, putting it 9,230 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 357 of 809.
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