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Coker, AL 35452 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Coker, AL, ZIP 35452

Zone 8b

Around 03/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 196 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 250 frost-free days later.

Coker 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

Zone 8b around Coker has about 11 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

Why 03/12 isn't a guarantee

03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Coker compares

Coker's growing season runs about 250 days, ranking 7,565 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 210 of 809.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Coker's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Coker's dates instead of trusting one.