Carrollton, AL 35447 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carrollton, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/24, roughly 208 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 230 frost-free days later.
Carrollton 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Carrollton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/24 isn't a guarantee
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carrollton compares
About 230 days separate Carrollton's last and first frost, putting it 10,441 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 510 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Carrollton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Carrollton can differ from the 35447 normal.