Bear Creek, AL 35543 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bear Creek, AL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 228 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Bear Creek, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Bear Creek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bear Creek compares
About 228 days separate Bear Creek's last and first frost, putting it 10,873 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 568 of 809.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bear Creek's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bear Creek can differ from the 35543 normal.