Mulga, AL 35294 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mulga, AL?
Around 03/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 205 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 236 frost-free days later.
Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Mulga, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 11 weeks of growing season left in Mulga before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/21 isn't a guarantee
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mulga compares
At roughly 236 frost-free days, Mulga places 9,493 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 417 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Mulga's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Mulga's dates instead of trusting one.