Tuscaloosa, AL 35478 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tuscaloosa, AL, ZIP 35478
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/18, about 202 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 239 frost-free days later.
Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa 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.
The actual range around Tuscaloosa's last frost
03/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tuscaloosa compares
About 239 days separate Tuscaloosa's last and first frost, putting it 8,749 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 315 of 809.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tuscaloosa can differ from the 35478 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Tuscaloosa's frost date answer different questions.