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Addison, AL 35572 Frost Dates

Addison, AL: when does the frost end?

Zone 8a

Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 11/01, roughly 210 days after the last spring frost.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Addison in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

Stretching the season past the first frost

With roughly 9 weeks until Addison's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.

Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee

04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/14 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/24 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.

Addison against the rest of the dataset

About 210 days separate Addison's last and first frost, putting it 15,082 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AL, it ranks 747 of 809.

Learn more

Before leaning on 35572's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Addison can differ from the 35572 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Addison's frost date answer different questions.