Geiger, AL 35477 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Geiger, AL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/12, roughly 196 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 246 frost-free days later.
Geiger 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Geiger before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/12 isn't a guarantee
03/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Geiger compares
Geiger's growing season runs about 246 days, ranking 7,955 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AL, it ranks 240 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Geiger's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Geiger can differ from the 35477 normal.