Gordo, AL 35466 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gordo, AL?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gordo 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Gordo 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
03/12 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 Gordo compares
At roughly 250 frost-free days, Gordo places 7,548 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AL, it ranks 208 of 809.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Gordo's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Gordo's dates instead of trusting one.